And The Nightmare Continues

The tiredness, the confusion, everything floated away as the fighter in me emerged and I could hear and see everything.

‘Police, don’t move, you are under arrest’

‘OK’ I said strangely calm

I took a step back and led them into the flat, we went into the lounge and sat down on the sofa. Thoughts were whizzing through my mind but I remained calm,  I didn't know what this was all about and until I knew there was nothing that I could say or do.

‘You are under arrest for stealing a house, money laundering and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice’ said the officer, I assume she was in charge as she had done all the talking since I had opened the door , she continued with the police caution. she explained that the officers were now going to search my premises.

Stealing a house? money laundering? conspiracy to pervert the course of justice? I had no idea what she was talking about but knew from my  experience at a criminal law law firm the best thing was remain tight lipped until i had a solicitor present. 

The search of my flat began, the officers divided themselves between the 4 rooms which my flat consisted of, the bedroom, lounge, bathroom and kitchen. I remained seated on the sofa while they proceeded with the search there was nothing I could do and I knew that there was nothing for them to find so it was best just to leave them to it.

After 1 hour and 45 minutes of searching a one bedroom flat and not finding anything the officers conceded that there was no place left to look. 

‘You are under arrest and we will now need to go to your office and retrieve any files that we think necessary and then you will be taken to the station and questioned.’ the female office was standing in front of me looking despondent that they had not found anything but no doubt convinced that something that could link me to whatever it was that they thought I was involved in was safely stored at the office. 

‘I want to have a shower and change’ I said firmly

I was still sat on the sofa with my pyjamas on and knew that if the idea was to take me to the office and to the station I would be out most of the day and therefore i wanted to be showered and changed before I left my flat.

‘you can but ill have to be in the bathroom with you’ the female officer said, not amused by my request and hoping that i would object.

‘thats fine I have no issue with that’ I said as I got up from the sofa and made my way to the bathroom. The officer followed me into the bathroom and stood in the corner, I undressed and stepped into the shower. As the warm water sprayed onto my face I closed my eyes and prayed that this had all been a horrible nightmare and I would wake up in my bed. i opened my eyes and looked into the corner where the female officer had planted herself and she was still there.  It wasn't a nightmare it was real.