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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?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIwMBRTq6e
I called Mother, but she claims she hasn't seen Samantha for weeks. She could be lying, for all I know.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzez14yCWj
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.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZBAY6AVrU
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.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63otnuyMHb
After I read the letter, I just knew it had to be Samantha. Who else is spiteful enough to do this?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrfYZqE2j8
"So, now what?" Nate looks at me with the same sad expression he's had for the past three days. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iQ4gdvF5v
I blow out a breath. "I don't know."297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIibaVvBDJL
"Shit, man." His eyes are wide. "Well, if you don't have a plan, we're screwed."297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRIOO3X8yf
"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. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AUe0AXcqC
"No, I'm serious. You're the brains. I'm the brawn." I roll my eyes, but it only reminds me of her. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOy9SZfD48
"I thought Kai was the brawn." I'd rather have them all go help me beat up whoever has Kat. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCPNyrfa3P
"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. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1aAZrkmTT
"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. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QbnvQSQED
"Oh yeah." I run and grab it off the counter and answer the unfamiliar number. "Hello?"297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡub7JApIgM7
"Hey man, it's AJ." Shit. I'm really nervous to hear what he's about to say.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5DDKuM7es
"Please tell me you have good news." I switch the phone to speaker, so Nate can hear too.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0qnAJtaIm
"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.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzmmGHkeBa
"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. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsAd1j5OaE
"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. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gWzZ0WDZn
"What?" Is all I can get out. My brain isn't functioning properly.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWheXlC8Jk
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?"297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xAAcQyRrs
"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?" 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ413w5BPWub
Why does that name not sound familiar at all?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZnpPft4i4
Nate and I look at each other, both saying the same thing in unison. "No."297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYbt4rf5qW
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Not another dead end. Just when I started to have a sliver of hope. I should have known better. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIN7iSahAWX
"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. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYxxfaXr73
"Nope." And there goes the last of our hope.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCQkpth6pt
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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. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesa47jUsjt
"Thanks. We appreciate it." Nate mumbles a goodbye and hangs up my phone. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaf8r1fVUe
He looks at me with so much sympathy that it's pissing me off. "Well, now what?"297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmAquiIfAN
"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. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡda0McI7euI
"What the fuck man? I'm trying to help you here." He looks hurt, but I can't stop myself. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7IOz9yUCA
"Yeah, well, maybe I don't need your help." I'm so full of shit. I can't even do it with his help.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtN8dpU728
"Just leave me alone." I'm so pissed off at everything, but mostly I'm pissed off at myself for not protecting her. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUc1s3HMwX
"Fine. Have it your way." He does a sarcastic bow and leaves, with a slam of the door.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDZUSJwFXh
Finally. I'm alone with my thoughts. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSH8Y0JO5a
Oh shit. I'm alone with my thoughts. Fuck. I don't want this. When did it get so loud in my head?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4xYSyz7pz
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?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOjj0k2OeD
Why can't I just figure this out and find her so we can get married and have a family and grow old together? 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSoa0ObARE
Oh shit. What if she's already dead? 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo4x1QSiBn
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No, don't think like that. She has to be okay. She has to be. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsksNaHpGZE
Fuck. This is all my fault. Whoever is doing this is doing it to get to me. What did I ever do to them? 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbWSLtEOEZ
What do they want? Is it money? That seems the most likely. But that doesn't explain the note. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z6iMPUEji
No wait. If that's all they were after, then why haven't they contacted me? And why would they take Samantha too? 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTsY3UoI0P
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? 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudDbgpKa0w
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. 297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecO4z4XUFn
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?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnOf7p1LKB
Shit. None of this makes any sense.
