I thought back to the day before, or what seemed like a day, and remembered going to a bar to get something to drink. There was that one guy who gave me a funny look... but then what?
What happened?
Just then, a few cops entered the jail, chattering away with each other about their days and thoughts. I listened in...
"...yeah, I heard ya. He was holding up a book store with his Sunday belt."
"You still don't believe me do you?"
"Not the slightest."
"I promise! This city is full of hooligans!"
I smiled, despite my situation.
"They may be 'hooligans' as you call them, but they aren't retards."
"I swear its true. He may have been drunk or somethin', but its true. If a known murderer and theif can pass out in his stolen car right by the police station, a guy can attempt to hold up a bookstore with his belt."
Just then it all came back to me. I was full of anger and confusion. The part about being a theif I understand, but how could they have known that I killed a man? It was just that one rainy night. There must have been a witness... someone... somewhere... but who?
I stopped thinking as an opportunity arose. The older police man had left, leaving the less experienced one behind. I tore a strand of cloth off my shirt and beconed him over. He came and I asked him for a glass of water. He laughed and turned away, which at that instant, I reached through the bars and flung the cloth around his neck, choking him untill he passed out, or died. I didn't bother to check which. I managed to get the keys from his belt and unlocked the cell. I was free once again!
Sirens peppered the night in the search for the escaped convict...