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CHAPTER TWENTY
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Third person POV
"I feel like whole parts of my brain have shut down," Spencer huffed as she dropped her bag onto the kitchen counter. Chase and Emily followed her inside, the door clicking shut behind them.
Chase hadn't left Spencer's side since they'd found out she was officially a person of interest in the case. He was also avoiding going home—he hadn't spoken to his mom or dad yet, and the idea of facing them was too much to bear.
Spencer pulled open the fridge, rummaging inside for something to help her focus, though her mind was far from sharp. "I used to love algebra—or at least I understood it," she ranted as she grabbed a bottle of water. "And now it's all just... a mess." She sighed, her frustration thick in the air, and popped the cap off the bottle.
"Well, algebra can get really abstract," Emily offered, trying to comfort her.
"Yeah, but that's what I liked about it," Spencer said, her voice tinged with frustration. "X's, Y's, Z's. None of it real. I could deal with that. I could make it make sense." She ranted, her eyes glazed with exhaustion.
"You just isolate the X factor," Spencer's eyes narrowed. "Now, I feel like I'm the X factor," she muttered bitterly.
Before either of the other teens could respond, the sound of footsteps echoed from upstairs. Spencer's mom appeared walking down the stairs "Honey, where were you?" she asked, walking down to join them in the kitchen.
"We stopped by Emily's place on the way home," Spencer started to explain, but was immediately cut off.
"Now, don't worry—I was expecting this," Spencer's mom began, her tone oddly calm. The three teens exchanged confused looks. "It's mostly about intimidation, so I just want you to stay calm," she added, her eyes settling on Spencer.
Chase raised an eyebrow, clearly skeptical. "Stay calm about what?" Spencer asked.
"They served a search warrant," her mom continued, keeping her voice steady.
"A search warrant?!" Spencer gasped, her hand shaking slightly as she picked up the paper her mom put down and read it. "For where? For what?"
Her mother sighed, "The house, the barn, your room."
Spencer's eyes widened. "MY ROOM?"
Chase shot a glance at Emily, who looked just as stunned, then back at Spencer. "So much for staying calm," he muttered under his breath.
Without waiting for a response, Spencer darted for the stairs, her footsteps echoing through the house. The three others followed right after.
"No, Spencer, don't interfere," her mom called out, her voice tight with caution.
Chase and Spencer froze in place, their eyes locking on the scene unfolding in front of them. Several men, dressed in plain but official-looking clothing, were rifling through Spencer's room—throwing open drawers, sifting through her clothes, tossing books and papers aside. It felt like an invasion, like everything Spencer held private was being violated.
Spencer's breath hitched as she watched them tear through her things. "Make them get out!" she demanded, her voice trembling with a mixture of fear and rage.
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