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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?308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Htsa7rJAE
I called Mother, but she claims she hasn't seen Samantha for weeks. She could be lying, for all I know.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTS46YnaJK
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.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7I7mHeF1D
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.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGxD1CltKu
After I read the letter, I just knew it had to be Samantha. Who else is spiteful enough to do this?308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwYWCLaq7q
"So, now what?" Nate looks at me with the same sad expression he's had for the past three days. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Q9rftZsno
I blow out a breath. "I don't know."308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKBjc1A2YD
"Shit, man." His eyes are wide. "Well, if you don't have a plan, we're screwed."308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvREWVIfRF8
"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. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfZxUWw5xB
"No, I'm serious. You're the brains. I'm the brawn." I roll my eyes, but it only reminds me of her. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4qv9Mo9Gq
"I thought Kai was the brawn." I'd rather have them all go help me beat up whoever has Kat. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbl405HcQ5
"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. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mAPWBPf76
"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. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWfoQB4wTl
"Oh yeah." I run and grab it off the counter and answer the unfamiliar number. "Hello?"308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaS4r4bhzcg
"Hey man, it's AJ." Shit. I'm really nervous to hear what he's about to say.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDuqJk1MOv
"Please tell me you have good news." I switch the phone to speaker, so Nate can hear too.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkHQrQeccU
"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.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzWusTUiIw
"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. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PG8Mzy2xQ
"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. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2HHnKdFQa
"What?" Is all I can get out. My brain isn't functioning properly.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjyIfCPi7u
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?"308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQDn0Uuwn4
"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?" 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcUqWSfTIE
Why does that name not sound familiar at all?308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQHsv7cuLV
Nate and I look at each other, both saying the same thing in unison. "No."308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2H6uNOAOs
Fuck. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GzVlRwezu
Not another dead end. Just when I started to have a sliver of hope. I should have known better. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91Do2oUSkl
"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. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwRCQnXawg
"Nope." And there goes the last of our hope.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLFjUKvUIR
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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. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3oIzEJ3MA
"Thanks. We appreciate it." Nate mumbles a goodbye and hangs up my phone. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡod1PtMdaNH
He looks at me with so much sympathy that it's pissing me off. "Well, now what?"308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbzpUQM4EV
"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. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXiNRNu5CL
"What the fuck man? I'm trying to help you here." He looks hurt, but I can't stop myself. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzulyvMWqRu
"Yeah, well, maybe I don't need your help." I'm so full of shit. I can't even do it with his help.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8ywpT0SIy
"Just leave me alone." I'm so pissed off at everything, but mostly I'm pissed off at myself for not protecting her. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajDoK7JFL9
"Fine. Have it your way." He does a sarcastic bow and leaves, with a slam of the door.308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6T5O39VaR
Finally. I'm alone with my thoughts. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOwD1ZKE8T
Oh shit. I'm alone with my thoughts. Fuck. I don't want this. When did it get so loud in my head?308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKdeVOnNVl
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?308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfE61YVHRY7
Why can't I just figure this out and find her so we can get married and have a family and grow old together? 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9rajgAkEl
Oh shit. What if she's already dead? 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIViQk0y6t
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No, don't think like that. She has to be okay. She has to be. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycwMFSea9d
Fuck. This is all my fault. Whoever is doing this is doing it to get to me. What did I ever do to them? 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ySu9mdgBP
What do they want? Is it money? That seems the most likely. But that doesn't explain the note. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGfVWzZeog
No wait. If that's all they were after, then why haven't they contacted me? And why would they take Samantha too? 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sdmtXKg6U
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? 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EChvVP6Ic
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. 308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSShplzmTzL
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?308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytUhoQ5RQU
Shit. None of this makes any sense.
