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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?331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEY0D7yl91
I called Mother, but she claims she hasn't seen Samantha for weeks. She could be lying, for all I know.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEV07uAEehi
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.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdPa6VDtT0
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.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPQbDbSt2k
After I read the letter, I just knew it had to be Samantha. Who else is spiteful enough to do this?331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXXPwWFh7G
"So, now what?" Nate looks at me with the same sad expression he's had for the past three days. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItlUZosNWV
I blow out a breath. "I don't know."331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJrkxgK27Z
"Shit, man." His eyes are wide. "Well, if you don't have a plan, we're screwed."331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOKYj8fV0Z
"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. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeonswOebGx
"No, I'm serious. You're the brains. I'm the brawn." I roll my eyes, but it only reminds me of her. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfM6KgjlAQ
"I thought Kai was the brawn." I'd rather have them all go help me beat up whoever has Kat. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpaJrKa3sH
"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. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYiZU8ey0P
"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. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpARCxzJZg
"Oh yeah." I run and grab it off the counter and answer the unfamiliar number. "Hello?"331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7f45CI5eV
"Hey man, it's AJ." Shit. I'm really nervous to hear what he's about to say.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9cdBNUmVJ
"Please tell me you have good news." I switch the phone to speaker, so Nate can hear too.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2rvcmwuEx
"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.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHNJeb4BAP
"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. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44iMvRjYAQ
"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. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBscLxhXyON
"What?" Is all I can get out. My brain isn't functioning properly.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDL2DztiptS
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?"331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeI3nVvJgrK
"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?" 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9Hf8HlzHF
Why does that name not sound familiar at all?331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EfiDHWcn4
Nate and I look at each other, both saying the same thing in unison. "No."331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmjXSHSUfc
Fuck. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3WQzLstmD
Not another dead end. Just when I started to have a sliver of hope. I should have known better. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaX6oWDHtn
"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. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQYMHI3YJJ
"Nope." And there goes the last of our hope.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRcVB5YlyG
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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. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uX0cHULn6
"Thanks. We appreciate it." Nate mumbles a goodbye and hangs up my phone. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcW6cRXMef
He looks at me with so much sympathy that it's pissing me off. "Well, now what?"331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ahb2omC3J
"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. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zt0QkvArX
"What the fuck man? I'm trying to help you here." He looks hurt, but I can't stop myself. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1s9JEHvjr
"Yeah, well, maybe I don't need your help." I'm so full of shit. I can't even do it with his help.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFmx7xMlQG
"Just leave me alone." I'm so pissed off at everything, but mostly I'm pissed off at myself for not protecting her. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2CP3fC1Fd
"Fine. Have it your way." He does a sarcastic bow and leaves, with a slam of the door.331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmobVjmsKRS
Finally. I'm alone with my thoughts. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEsajPUYix
Oh shit. I'm alone with my thoughts. Fuck. I don't want this. When did it get so loud in my head?331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4VRAb7HZr
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?331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPtEDK1EvJ
Why can't I just figure this out and find her so we can get married and have a family and grow old together? 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHUH0jNQGB
Oh shit. What if she's already dead? 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyd4g2JCJyt
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No, don't think like that. She has to be okay. She has to be. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVn3g39ZvnM
Fuck. This is all my fault. Whoever is doing this is doing it to get to me. What did I ever do to them? 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbP5BfM2rD
What do they want? Is it money? That seems the most likely. But that doesn't explain the note. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lXDvwSxxx
No wait. If that's all they were after, then why haven't they contacted me? And why would they take Samantha too? 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BXksLsnfH
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? 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaWrjov4vV
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. 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinlYWxmsmo
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?331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoflTmz2Cu
Shit. None of this makes any sense.
