𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐒 || 𝚣𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚊

𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟕 - 𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜

S E L E N A

I held Zayn's phone while I examined the picture of Tessa Reynolds. Niall was able to send us her file along with a link to her Instagram. So naturally, I found myself scrolling through her social media looking for any kind of clue.

Tessa had pale skin along with dark...green eyes? It was hard to tell with the lighting. I couldn't help but notice the amount of cigarettes on her feed. In some pictures they were in her hand, in others, they were between her lips. I pout my lips in thought as the car comes to a halt. The colors from the large sign engulf us as I peek out the window to take a look at the bar.

Thirsty Sal's

"Let's hope we find her." Zayn said as we got out of his car. I looked through the bar's window, but I didn't see her. Maybe she's in the bathroom? "Come on," Zayn motioned for me to follow. "Stay close." I was about to do so, when I caught a certain scent. He was about to go in, but stopped when he noticed that I was still in the same spot. "Selena?"

"Hold on," I passed him and went around the building.

"Sel- wait!" I ignore him but eventually hear his footsteps following me thanks to the gravel. Once I went around the side of the place, I found four people hanging out against the wall. They held cigarettes in between their fingers and lips as they joked around. I cover my nose now that the scent was too strong for me. The girl who was speaking shut up and elbowed the guy next to her to look at us.

"What do you want?" He asks before putting his cigarette between his lips.

"We're looking for a Tessa Reynolds?" I answer. "Do you know where she is?"

"Who's asking?" A voice behind us asked. Zayn and I turn around to find the girl we've been looking for.

"Tessa." I say once I recognize her.

Zayn takes out his badge and shows it to her. "I'm Detective Malik from the CPPD. This is Miss North. We'd like to ask you a few questions regarding a Mabelle Stanford." She looked at him skeptically before her eyes landed on me.

Kristen Stewart as Tessa Reynolds

"Sure," she gave us fake smile. She then looks over my shoulder and looks at the others against the wall. "Beat it."

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"We understand you and Mabelle weren't on good terms." Zayn begins once we were alone.

"That's an understatement." Tessa turns around and crosses her arms. "I hated her and she hated me." She admits before putting the cigarette in her mouth.

"And why's that?" Zayn shoves his hands in his pocket. Tessa shrugs before taking the cig out of her mouth and exhaling a cloud of smoke.

"She had it in her head that I was after her boyfriend or something." She shrugs again.