𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙨

18

𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚃𝚘 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗.

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After one week

It was early morning when a knock echoed through my apartment, jolting me from my troubled sleep. With a sense of dread knotting in my stomach, I stumbled towards the door, only to find Emily and Mike standing on the other side.

"Hey, what are you doing here so early?" I greeted them, trying to mask the turmoil churning within me.

But their expressions told a different story—Mike's face contorted with barely-contained anger, while Emily's eyes darted nervously between the two of us.

"Look at you, blaming innocents," Mike spat venomously, his words cutting through the air like a knife.

Before I could respond, Emily intervened, her voice gentle but firm. "Um, hey Briana, the chief wants to see you," she said, her tone cautious.

I raised an eyebrow in confusion, the pieces of the puzzle slowly falling into place. "Well, give me a moment," I replied, my mind racing with the implications of their unexpected visit. "You should have called ahead."

But before I could protest further, Mike's voice cut through the tension like a thunderclap, his accusation hanging heavy in the air.

"Briana, you're under arrest for taking drugs," he declared, his words landing like a hammer blow. "The medical report came back, and it's the same drug that the Italian mafia has been selling. How did you get those drugs?"

My heart pounded in my chest as I struggled to comprehend the gravity of his words. How could this be happening? But before I could form a coherent response, Emily stepped forward, a silent plea in her eyes.

"Before you answer that, Briana," she said softly, her voice tinged with regret, "come with us."

With a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach, I followed them out of my apartment and into the waiting car, the weight of betrayal heavy on my shoulders.

At the office, the truth awaited me, shrouded in shadows of doubt and deception. And as I faced the consequences of my actions, I couldn't help but wonder—was I truly the victim of a cruel twist of fate, or had I been played from the very beginning?

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