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I've called Samantha's phone back relentlessly, but there is never any answer. It was definitely not her voice who answered the first time. Who could it be? Her accomplice?359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpU3KeHjwgB
I called Mother, but she claims she hasn't seen Samantha for weeks. She could be lying, for all I know.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bsvn8qE7H
I went to her place and it's obvious she's been gone a while. That doesn't mean she didn't take Kat though. She could be holding her somewhere else. I just need to figure out where.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAvd2tWNjp
I just don't understand the reason behind it. Why now? What did Kat do to deserve this? She was innocent. If anyone is to blame, it's me. I tried to fix the situation and instead, it blew up in my face.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNcjtz7vnW
After I read the letter, I just knew it had to be Samantha. Who else is spiteful enough to do this?359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7a5jRMBJK
"So, now what?" Nate looks at me with the same sad expression he's had for the past three days. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzn455qleJ0
I blow out a breath. "I don't know."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPePwggwev
"Shit, man." His eyes are wide. "Well, if you don't have a plan, we're screwed."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgSuWnNdpF
"Oh come on, stop being so dramatic." I can't think straight but at least I have someone in corner. Someone to try to cheer me up. Kat is out there all alone with no one. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaFXKtcLxZ
"No, I'm serious. You're the brains. I'm the brawn." I roll my eyes, but it only reminds me of her. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWU5LECzVe
"I thought Kai was the brawn." I'd rather have them all go help me beat up whoever has Kat. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyKaijmVCz
"You're right. I guess I'll have to settle for being the looks." Laughing feels wrong when I know she's out there somewhere struggling. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpCjQbovvt
"Dude, is that you?" Nate is looking at his phone like he was expecting a call, but he hides his disappointment when he realizes it's not him. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PiYe4Mnd4
"Oh yeah." I run and grab it off the counter and answer the unfamiliar number. "Hello?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TYhlrZaWN
"Hey man, it's AJ." Shit. I'm really nervous to hear what he's about to say.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlp3V2rXKPA
"Please tell me you have good news." I switch the phone to speaker, so Nate can hear too.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemOMtnTx3n
"Ehhh. We found some footage of what looks like it could be Kat being forced into a black car around the time you said she disappeared. Unfortunately I can't make out the license plate, but there's something strange." Strange? Better be good strange and not something worse than what we're already dealing with.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1KULPYHdn
"Spit it out." I grit my teeth. I don't have time to wait around for him to beat around the bush. Kat doesn't have time to wait. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VqwWl5lHo
"We've also been looking out for Samantha, but she's gone. We went pretty far back and she was also pulled into a black car outside your mother's house. I don't think she's the suspect anymore." He blows out a breath, as if he was holding it while saying all this. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKo4qfxgEz
"What?" Is all I can get out. My brain isn't functioning properly.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVd7yU3IXi
Nate must notice because he continues the conversation as if I'm not standing here with my mouth hanging open. "So, if it's not her, who could it be?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKilwM1FNm
"Well, I actually have a little good news." He chuckles, but it only annoys me. "The second video did catch the license plate. It's registered to JB Holdings as a business vehicle. Ring any bells?" 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkOXF1Q0TM
Why does that name not sound familiar at all?359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBUdvFi57A
Nate and I look at each other, both saying the same thing in unison. "No."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiC2z5u7uT
Fuck. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9ML38cdbF
Not another dead end. Just when I started to have a sliver of hope. I should have known better. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeWLHlDlXR
"Well, I happen to have a friend there and they said the primary driver listed for that vehicle is Brett Jones. Anyone you know?" He sounds hopeful to have our answer, but we have no more leads than when we started this infuriating call. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRtxBXQwNs
"Nope." And there goes the last of our hope.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZuL8yphQq
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"Shit, man. I'm sorry. I really thought I had something for you. I'll keep looking." To his credit he does actually sound genuinely sorry. I wish that did anything for us. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUuqe1qQt7
"Thanks. We appreciate it." Nate mumbles a goodbye and hangs up my phone. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTaPdAgvDP
He looks at me with so much sympathy that it's pissing me off. "Well, now what?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pguULVSED
"How about you go home and stop looking at me like my puppy just died. Jesus." I can't stop the anger swelling up in my chest. I don't need pity. Pity isn't going to help find her. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFO5DzYAJpU
"What the fuck man? I'm trying to help you here." He looks hurt, but I can't stop myself. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9dCbE7n5D
"Yeah, well, maybe I don't need your help." I'm so full of shit. I can't even do it with his help.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJiq0zhTu1
"Just leave me alone." I'm so pissed off at everything, but mostly I'm pissed off at myself for not protecting her. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSY800aHGE
"Fine. Have it your way." He does a sarcastic bow and leaves, with a slam of the door.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOougUIFN1
Finally. I'm alone with my thoughts. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFdKSz6igD
Oh shit. I'm alone with my thoughts. Fuck. I don't want this. When did it get so loud in my head?359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSEYxE9sRQ
What is wrong with me? Why am I getting mad at the one person who has helped me through all this? Why am I such an idiot?359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kpF6E3PSv
Why can't I just figure this out and find her so we can get married and have a family and grow old together? 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNj42Ya2ZR
Oh shit. What if she's already dead? 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDpS3CeWQk
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No, don't think like that. She has to be okay. She has to be. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8eik7fFzu
Fuck. This is all my fault. Whoever is doing this is doing it to get to me. What did I ever do to them? 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaUpc4ZAtA
What do they want? Is it money? That seems the most likely. But that doesn't explain the note. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPtd1xeibq
No wait. If that's all they were after, then why haven't they contacted me? And why would they take Samantha too? 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOIroiVeih
Unless she's in on it and just made it look like she was taken too? But why would she do all that? What's her end game? 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKOsAMyUsd
No. It has to be someone else. Someone with that company, right? But why would they be dumb enough to use a vehicle that's so easy to track? Unless they wanted us to track it and get the wrong person. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfhhKhwwuh
But then who's the right person? And why do they want us to think it's this Brad guy? Shit, that's not right. Why do they want us to think it's this Brett guy?359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzKdb6QCbV
Shit. None of this makes any sense.
