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chapter 3

Chapter 3

"My partner is already waiting for us in the room." He opens a door and shuts it "just take a seat." He tells me as he lets go of my arm, I shake my head and notice a women who seems to be in her thirties stand up "hello Evelyn I'm Meredith." She greets kindly, I ignore her as I reach for the door but it doesn't open. "Can we please do this some other time?" I ask them "Evelyn we cannot wait, this is serious. We need to catch the man who took you so it doesn't happen again and we need your help to do that." Meredith tells me I shake my head "you'll never catch him, he's always two steps ahead." I sigh running my hands through my hair, James gives me a confused look "tell us more." He says gesturing to the chair and I sigh "I can't do this." I tell them "why?" James asks "because if I say anything it won't help I'm just going to get myself in trouble." I say feeling even more anxious "Evelyn we promise we won't let him take you again, you just need to help us so we can help you." Meredith says. I know I need to tell them but as I remember the events I begin to feel sick to my stomach and I begin to shake. "Evelyn you are going to be okay, the first step is talking about it. We have had many victims to kidnapping come in and I know it's hard to talk about it but our town is not save until that man is in our custody" Meredith says and I nod. I take a few breaths "Where do I start?" I say taking a seat. "Where were you going when it happened?" James asked "I was at a party with some friends." I say "tell us more, where were you, outside or in the house?" she asks "I don't remember much but I was outside." I say "why?" they ask and I run my hands through my hair "the police were coming and this guy told me to follow him and I did. Behind the house there was this forest and we ran through it I think but I ended up falling I think and that's all I remember." I say "do you know or remember the guy who was running with you?" Meredith asks I shake my head "I was drunk, I don't remember much details." I say "what are the names of the friends who went to the party with you?" James asks, I stay quiet I couldn't get them in trouble, as if they read my mind Meredith then said "they won't get in trouble we just need to ask them a few questions about the party, no need to worry." I nod "there's Rosaline Evens, Sarah Young, Savannah Seers and Cora Winters." I say she nods writing each name down "Alright, do you know where he brought you?" James ask I shake my head "when I fell I think my head hit a rock or something because I don't remember anyone grabbing me." I explain "where did you wake up?" they ask "It was dark when I woke up, and I was in a small room. There was a lantern for light and it was underground." I say, my teeth quiver at the memory, "did you ever see your kidnappers face?" Meredith says, I shake my head "he always wore a mask over his face, but his voice was deep and demanding." I say "alright were you his only victim?" James asks and everything in my body tenses and I begin to shake, bile rises " I need to barf." I panic and Meredith stands up passing me the garbage can, I then realize the contents in my stomach and breathe heavily. I can feel a hand rubbing my back, but I can't seem to stop shaking, "I can't do this." I cry once again "James go get her some water." I hear Meredith say, "Evelyn you are doing so well, you just need to breath." She says and I do what she says but then I break out into a heap of coughs, soon Meredith ix handing me a water bottle and I take it quickly and drink some. My coughs stop but tears are still running down my face. "Alright we will give you a minute to collect yourself." Meredith says and I nod my head. I pull my hair out of its ponytail and begin to glide my fingers through it an action I have inquired to help with nerves. I close my eyes for a minute pull yourself together, you are fine, you get through this and you're done, are just some of the thoughts racing through my mind, my head is pounding and I can't focus. I take another sip of my drink and finally say "I'm ready." Meredith and James smile at me and we go back to our position. "Do you think you are able to answer our question?" James asks, I nod "there was another girl." A shiver runs through my spine as memories appear of her "she's not alive anymore." I say looking away, "alright if we showed you pictures of girls, do you think you could recognize her?" they ask I nod my head gently and they pull out about six photos and place them across the table. I glance at the first, then second not recognizing her I get to the third one and my heart stops and I point, my hand goes up to my mouth as I feel myself choke, her long blonde hair cascaded down, her blue eyes sparkled bright and she looked so lively before he got to her. They take the photos away, "how did she die?" James ask, I remove my hand from my mouth "he killed her." I whisper "do you know where her body is?" he follows up, I shake my head "I never got to see him burry her." I say and he nods "what was her name?" I ask out of the blue "Cassidy Ray." He says I nod "she was a nice girl." I say, they nod "how did your kidnapper keep you locked?" Meredith asks gently "he locked my wrists behind a pole and if I got to loud he would put a sock in my mouth and duct tape it there." I say they nod "did he wear gloves when he was with you?" James ask "they were black, he would never take them off unless he got blood on them." I say remembering the horrifying memories, I take another sip of water. "Did he ever tell you why he kidnapped you?" Meredith asks, I shake my head "he said he saved me and that has been waiting for me for a while. I never got what he meant until I saw far in the corner of my room a shrine of me, there were pictures of me and things like where I hung out and went to school." I say and my teeth chatter "did he ever express his feelings towards you with actions?" Meredith asks, and an anxious feeling comes to me, I nod "can you explain?" she adds and I start to shake "I can't think about it." I say swallowing hard "Evelyn it's a safe place here, we won't say anything." I shake my head "I'm not ready." I say and they now they're head "alright when was the last time you saw him?" they ask "three days before I was found, he said he had to go into town but he never came back." I say James takes s note "do you know where this man lived?" James ask "no not at all but I know it was nowhere near where he hid me because, at night I would hear him take off in a car." I tell them "can you tell us what kind of masks he would wear?" Meredith then asks "they would be different, but they always covered his whole head like sometimes it would be a ski mask, or it would be this creepy doll face." I explain and Meredith smiles at me "well I think that's all we need for today, thank you Evelyn, we will be in touch." Meredith tells me I nod my head and stand up. "I recommend a therapist for you to talk to about this whole thing because I know it's hard for you." James adds and I nod "I just need time." I sigh and wait by the door so one of them can open it. When I am finally out of that room I walk over to my family and they both give me sad looks. They say goodbye to Deactivate Meredith and James and then we silently walk to the car. We drive home silently and when we arrive I just go up in my room and close the door. I sit in bed not wanting to do anything but stay there forever.