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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?408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4O5gnQaNB
I called Mother, but she claims she hasn't seen Samantha for weeks. She could be lying, for all I know.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0lxJVYeUL
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.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2xAawb5VR
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.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu2mmwEnlH
After I read the letter, I just knew it had to be Samantha. Who else is spiteful enough to do this?408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHXp3w3jnq
"So, now what?" Nate looks at me with the same sad expression he's had for the past three days. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI8IePsupT
I blow out a breath. "I don't know."408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWKND7Q79d
"Shit, man." His eyes are wide. "Well, if you don't have a plan, we're screwed."408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyVKbPKvyX
"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. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaDUxEp7Ga
"No, I'm serious. You're the brains. I'm the brawn." I roll my eyes, but it only reminds me of her. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yyWOrQzUT
"I thought Kai was the brawn." I'd rather have them all go help me beat up whoever has Kat. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FICaVAEpS
"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. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRT0uQX2qn
"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. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WnEfCSVzj
"Oh yeah." I run and grab it off the counter and answer the unfamiliar number. "Hello?"408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RGznondvo
"Hey man, it's AJ." Shit. I'm really nervous to hear what he's about to say.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHR9hD7LnJA
"Please tell me you have good news." I switch the phone to speaker, so Nate can hear too.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3gk5wLjQQ
"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.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemxZQmWBjE
"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. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtquafwcIw
"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. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrqCBVIj8s
"What?" Is all I can get out. My brain isn't functioning properly.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7qN2fIfAd
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?"408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRVs8WbuBu
"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?" 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZFeHOV8oy
Why does that name not sound familiar at all?408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56QlLS2hWV
Nate and I look at each other, both saying the same thing in unison. "No."408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxLbuKrcFe
Fuck. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jJ82jEpCa
Not another dead end. Just when I started to have a sliver of hope. I should have known better. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gfWiBoqGY
"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. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy05DMRfAq
"Nope." And there goes the last of our hope.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHpjfg5EXu
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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. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucHAd3q2Ct
"Thanks. We appreciate it." Nate mumbles a goodbye and hangs up my phone. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxMs4bbXZ6
He looks at me with so much sympathy that it's pissing me off. "Well, now what?"408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVrOp8w3QL
"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. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nGTGZ6LTb
"What the fuck man? I'm trying to help you here." He looks hurt, but I can't stop myself. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaPWYQAv1N
"Yeah, well, maybe I don't need your help." I'm so full of shit. I can't even do it with his help.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqT5wY8UM1
"Just leave me alone." I'm so pissed off at everything, but mostly I'm pissed off at myself for not protecting her. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvYkCCrIF9
"Fine. Have it your way." He does a sarcastic bow and leaves, with a slam of the door.408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wvhwkozeP
Finally. I'm alone with my thoughts. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEBR6UONdc
Oh shit. I'm alone with my thoughts. Fuck. I don't want this. When did it get so loud in my head?408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoNQacbY9B
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?408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pHuh4vjH3
Why can't I just figure this out and find her so we can get married and have a family and grow old together? 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuelBET6cR
Oh shit. What if she's already dead? 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI4ZhSoClx
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No, don't think like that. She has to be okay. She has to be. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRP3kT5BRqd
Fuck. This is all my fault. Whoever is doing this is doing it to get to me. What did I ever do to them? 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HdU2MMh6R
What do they want? Is it money? That seems the most likely. But that doesn't explain the note. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1JXYZQpyt
No wait. If that's all they were after, then why haven't they contacted me? And why would they take Samantha too? 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS8bw6HvaE
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? 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2ZQV9PA2Y
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. 408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqJGbZxz9j
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?408Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnkbkrZswD
Shit. None of this makes any sense.
