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The man narrows his eyes at Raf and me, almost as if sensing we were up to no good in the car.
A smile threatens to overtake me, but I rein it in, leaving Raf to get us out of this mess.
"Your car is parked illegally," he states, deadpan.
Raf blinks, looking around—as if he justnowrecognized his surroundings.
A low laugh escapes me and Raf gives me a severe look.
"I see. Well, we'll just move the car, then," he says, always the polite gentleman.
The policeman doesn't look quite ready to leave, eying us suspiciously.
"I've had reports from residents about your car for the past two hours," the man started, struggling to keep a straight face as he continued, "and the various noises coming out of it."
"It must have been the speakers, right, Raf? We were listening to an audiobook," I quickly interject, a pleasant smile on my face.
As if feeling my lips tip up in that semblance of a smile, Raf suddenly turns, giving me an odd look as he pushes me further into the car and away from the man's view.
"My wife is right. We got caught up in the story and didn't realize how much time passed. We'll move now."
"I should remind you that public indecency is punishable by law."
"What indecency?" Raf asks, but his tone changes, the polite persona he put on slowly slipping from him.
"I'm only repeating what the resident reports said."
"Let me get this right. You're saying we engaged in public indecency, despite the fact that no one could actuallyseeinside the car. In case it has escaped your notice, the windows are tinted."
"There's also the matter of the sounds," the man persists.
"Which were coming from the audiobook," Raf lies with a straight face.
The policeman blinks, finding himself at a loss for words as he cannot accuse us of anythingbutthe illegal parking.
"Let's get one thing straight, Officer Winston. If you have a problem with the illegal parking, please issue a ticket. As for the otherreports,please go ahead if you think you can prove any of those claims. If not, then I'd appreciate it if you let us leave. As I've said earlier, I'll move the car," he states matter-of-factly.
"I… I guess I could let you leave," he scratches the back of his head, looking confused for a moment.
"I guess so, too," Raf adds, outrageously. "Please issue the ticket," he says right as he turns the engine on, in two smooth moves getting us out of the parking spot and leaving behind the befuddled cop as he stares at the departing vehicle.
I can't stop myself from laughing, bending over until tears are leaking from my eyes.
"I can't believe you did that," I swipe him playfully over the arm.
He has a satisfied smile on his face as he drives two blocks down, now parking right in front of my brother's place.
"What, you've never run from the cops before, pretty girl?" he winks at me as he stops the engine, this time on a proper parking space.
We both get out but as soon as we come face to face we both burst into laughter.
He throws his arm over my shoulders, guiding me towards the entrance of the house, all the while joking about what just happened.
The moment we step into the house, however, it's to be met by my brother's chilling gaze.
He's by the stairs, his hands folded over his chest as he takes us in, his eyes seemingly seeing everything.
A chill goes down my back.
