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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?310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNsoXIjyTx
I called Mother, but she claims she hasn't seen Samantha for weeks. She could be lying, for all I know.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAYIQeUPTQ
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.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zJqyUPbFZ
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.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDUmaiuLnH
After I read the letter, I just knew it had to be Samantha. Who else is spiteful enough to do this?310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfIDzKI06d
"So, now what?" Nate looks at me with the same sad expression he's had for the past three days. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8LkbGJBSY
I blow out a breath. "I don't know."310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkRjAKvtRl
"Shit, man." His eyes are wide. "Well, if you don't have a plan, we're screwed."310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iUVc77X0G
"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. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8wxSqS3Uz
"No, I'm serious. You're the brains. I'm the brawn." I roll my eyes, but it only reminds me of her. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwacE8tvYki
"I thought Kai was the brawn." I'd rather have them all go help me beat up whoever has Kat. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCKv6ZK9qL
"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. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjxJi2AETE
"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. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYI7uj5cHA6
"Oh yeah." I run and grab it off the counter and answer the unfamiliar number. "Hello?"310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt72t4kA8m6
"Hey man, it's AJ." Shit. I'm really nervous to hear what he's about to say.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbceHnsZ5xE
"Please tell me you have good news." I switch the phone to speaker, so Nate can hear too.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnR5q7y1JQd
"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.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBJSjLcV1R
"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. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW12l9t4mJ
"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. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hnzF7C1xL
"What?" Is all I can get out. My brain isn't functioning properly.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdmSbxNcaL
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?"310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlur4XUCNhm
"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?" 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjhwmYOVhV
Why does that name not sound familiar at all?310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKWk8iyX3T
Nate and I look at each other, both saying the same thing in unison. "No."310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDafGP0bNZ
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Not another dead end. Just when I started to have a sliver of hope. I should have known better. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33A4UHb3pD
"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. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuoOmcoRag
"Nope." And there goes the last of our hope.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrH1AylxzK
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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. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjMBGnr60L
"Thanks. We appreciate it." Nate mumbles a goodbye and hangs up my phone. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRn9KqN6UC
He looks at me with so much sympathy that it's pissing me off. "Well, now what?"310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABWH6VL4wh
"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. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98Gc9aKzcq
"What the fuck man? I'm trying to help you here." He looks hurt, but I can't stop myself. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv04SOrhJ00
"Yeah, well, maybe I don't need your help." I'm so full of shit. I can't even do it with his help.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVnCGCZkVS
"Just leave me alone." I'm so pissed off at everything, but mostly I'm pissed off at myself for not protecting her. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sEXrkL3Er
"Fine. Have it your way." He does a sarcastic bow and leaves, with a slam of the door.310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ542G6wW2Qk
Finally. I'm alone with my thoughts. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0GDmCSDjg
Oh shit. I'm alone with my thoughts. Fuck. I don't want this. When did it get so loud in my head?310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKihANQUWx
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?310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzLIVVC3kZ
Why can't I just figure this out and find her so we can get married and have a family and grow old together? 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesStmN0HMI
Oh shit. What if she's already dead? 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5XMeT8ALu
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No, don't think like that. She has to be okay. She has to be. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXnjWfEgkI
Fuck. This is all my fault. Whoever is doing this is doing it to get to me. What did I ever do to them? 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkItkQAelTy
What do they want? Is it money? That seems the most likely. But that doesn't explain the note. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwICy0KaTq
No wait. If that's all they were after, then why haven't they contacted me? And why would they take Samantha too? 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EIVYxboaS
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? 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYGiPDM4iA
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. 310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHINFFc9hc
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?310Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN8DXcrY8L
Shit. None of this makes any sense.
