Chapter 709
A Life Debt Repaid
Zoe cried, âW-What should we do?â
The shock left her helpless.
âWhat else can we do?! Put out the fire!â Quinn snapped.
âOh, right!â Zoe exclaimed, and promptly took off her coat.
Quinn followed suit, and Cordy had no choice but to follow.
The trio did their best, but just as they put it outâ¦
âWhat are you doing?!â A voice barked in the darkness.
Zoe thought that she would have died hundreds of times over if she had a bad heart.
Nonetheless, the trio turned to find a security guard dressed in uniform, scowling as he barked at them, âGot yourselves drunk and came to set the place on fire, did we?â
Zoe began, âLook, gramps-â
âWho are you calling gramps?!â The man was further incensed. âIâm just in my thirties!â
Zoe was left speechless for a moment, wondering how white his hair was for a thirtyish man. Still, she said, âLook, friend, weâre not here to burn things or anything. Weâre just here to visit a grave, and the candle we brought somehow set the flowers on fire. But see? We already put it out-â
âVisiting a grave late at night? Do you think Iâm that stupid?â the man barked, and promptly whipped out his phone to call the cops.
He did it so quickly that the trio were still gaping by the time he was done.
âExplain that to the cops!â the man told them, keeping his flashlight leveled at them, as if afraid they would run away.
The trio were speechless, but there was nothing they could do after the man called in the cops!
Zoe couldnât help but say, âDid I upset him when I called him gramps just now?â
Quinn was rolling her eyes.
She was supposed to be an elite lawyer, but somehow ended up caught messing around with Zoe and broke the law when she had it down pat!
The cops arrived in half an hour, and started to lead them to their car after the caretaker told them what happened.
Still, before they left, Zoe pleaded to one of the officers,â Could you wait for a moment? I really came to visit a grave tonightâ¦â
As the officer studied her, she pressed, âTwo minutes. Just a prayer.â
The officer actually recognized her, but remained unbiased as he nodded.â Make it fast! Donât get any funny ideas!â
âThanks, gramps-l mean, officer.â Zoe quickly corrected herself, considering that âgrampsâ might be why she was in trouble in the first place.
âDonât you want to visit Johnâs grave again?â Quinn asked Cordy as she watched Zoe hurry away.
Cordy shook her head. She was really afraid of looking at the headstone again and seeing Johnâs photo.
It hurt more each time she did it.
They stood nearby, watching as Zoe shuffled through the headstones.
However, while they assumed that she was going to pray in front of Johnâs headstone, they saw her stopping in front of another headstone instead.
Quinn had no idea whose grave it was since she had never been here, but Cordy did.
Alan Levine.
In the end, Zoe still holds the Levines in her heart-even if they had thoroughly wounded her.
Soon, Zoe was done, and returned to the officer with a smile. âIâm done now. Thank you.â
The officer nodded, and brought them to the nearest precinct. 1 By then, they were fully sober, and their heads were aching from the ensuing hangover.
However, they would rather stay drunk considering all the ridiculous shenanigans they did that night.
After they gave their legal statements and were admonished thoroughly in return, they were set on bail.
âA single person can bail all three of us out, right?â Zoe asked.
âNo,â the officer told them sternly. âArson is a serious crime. Each of you must have someone post bail.â