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2 weeks ago

“The bodies.. They all have a, scent y’know?” my assistant looks over at me as he says it, his eyes seeking approval. I nodded in reply, they did indeed all have a lavender smell to them.

“Lavender.” I replied looking at my notes for the case, the only lead we had was the perfume. Every body was practically coated in if before they died. As if it was intentional, or there bodies were on the killers beforehand. He glances up at me and smiles, glancing towards the small vile of perfume on my desk.

“Lavender.” he repeated back at me picking up the vile. “Thats so convient… isn't it?” he laughs a little, a hint of unease at his voice.

“Lavender is a common scent James.” I retort back to his unease.

“Awfully convient though…” he adds glancing at the bottle again. It was a perfume I’d bought recently, for the 3 dates I had gone on. I'd been single for a while, and well, lonely.

“How many are dead now? Wasn't it like 2?” James asks meeting my eyes. I glance back at him, smiling a little before replying.

“Three, as of yesterday.”

“Where were you yesterday anyways, you checked out early.”

“I have a social life James, I was on a date.”

“With whom?”

“What are your jealous? Just some guy I met so hot, a bit like johnny De-”

“Johny depp” he finishes. He meets my eyes again. “Me and ivy, this morning, when the body came in we joked about him looking like johnny depp…. Amy?”

But it was too late for him, I'd already jammed the knife in his throat. He choked a little, before stumbling to the ground. His eyes closed. Face still.

I pledged the perfume idea to the rest of my team, they all applauded and told me I was great at my job. They were worried. James had been missing for a while. I told them I'd look into it. They all said I was amazing, always so focused.

Its easy when you know what's happening “all too well”.

Edit:

Tysm for all the likes guys! Do you all want a part two from his perspective? Xx

Part two: (James perspective.)

I read over the case notes for this case. Again. This had been the first case I’d been on since my promotion, and definitively the hardest. The only thing we could even merely guess about was the scent left on the bodies. Lavender perfume. “The bodies…. They all have a scent y’know?” I look over at Amy, my partner in this case. I attempt to find her eyes, seeking her approval. I looked up to her and her approval well… a lot.

“Lavender.” She took a quick glance at her notes, looking back at me. She gave me a small smile, nodding as I spoke. The bodies clearly had something to do with the lavender odour, it clearly wasn’t a coincidence. I glanced towards the small vail on Amy’s desk. It was a small bottle of branded perfume, it contained still around half of its contents. I scanned it looking for any hint to what it was, my eyes stopped on the label. My eyes stayed transfixed there for a moment as I read through it. “Miss Molly’s lavender perfume. Perfect to impress THAT guy.” Ew. Sickly. Then the afterthoughts kicked in.

“Lavender.” I repeated her words back to her. I traced my fingers against the vail reading it’s ingredients. There was something about the bottle, something that screamed that something was off about this. “That’s so convenient…. Isn’t it?” My voice matched the hint of unease that was running through my mind. I chuckled a little, brushing off the wild thoughts running through my head. I’m overthinking. Overthinking right?

“Lavender is a common scent James.” She retorts right back at me. Her attempt to relax me, failed, horribly. Now the thoughts were rushing through me, a flow of water just replaced with the blood in my body. Fear coursed through my veins, my heart and mind racing on who is running the fastest.

“Awfully convenient though.” I muttered, my voice wobbled as it spoke trailing off at certain points. I glanced at the bottle again inspecting it. There were no hints that it was related to any murders but you wouldn’t be able to pick out the knife a murder used in a room filled with knives, would you?

“How many are dead now? Wasnt it like two?” I asked cautiously, meeting her eyes again as I spoke. Her eyes didn’t tell me anything. Nothing. Her face was blank, I could sense her thoughts or what she was feeling. A good poker face I thought silently.

“Three, as of yesterday.” She adds. My eyes blink around, looking for something. Anything. I’m not even sure what I was looking for anymore, or who. Were the facts even accurate? My eyes meet Amy’s again, I ask my next question, not even sure why my instincts are pleading at me to do this.

“Where were you yesterday anyways, you checked out early.”

“I have a social life James, I was on a date.” A date? That explains the perfume then. I make a mental note in my brain to stop panicking. Maybe I was looking too much into this. She was my friend, my mentor, like a big sister to me. Still, my instincts kicked in as I continued to question her.

“With whom?” I look up at her and give her a sheepish grin. I’m sure she’d retort back at me and give me some sort of snarky comment about how it wasn’t my business.

“What are you jealous?” Called it. “Just some hot guy I met a bit like Johnny de-“

I think I choked on my words as I sputtered them out. “Johny Depp.” I finish in unison to her. “Me and ivy, this morning, when the body came in we joked about him looking like johnny depp…. Amy?” By the time I look up at her, it’s too late. She held a knife tightly against my throat, stabbing it right in and leaving it there. Shit. I choked, multiple times, then I stumbled to the ground. Closing my eyes. There was no point of fighting this anymore.

Little did she know, she had walked right into my trap.

The last thing I thought was about how much the room smelled nice.

Lavender.

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