Jordan: "You on your way Leigh? I'm at Elliot's and his parents have been gone for about an hour so we are just waiting on you"
Leigh: "Yeah. Sorry, I'll leave in a minute. I'm just a little nervous"
Jordan: "Nervous about what?"
Leigh: "Everything, I'm just scared. It's also really late which doesn't help. How com we had to start searching for the killers at midnight?"
Jordan: "It's only ten, besides, we had to wait until Eli had a free house. This is all down to us now considering no one else can do anything about it"
Leigh: "Eli?"
Jordan: "Yeah, Elliot"
Leigh: "Nice nickname..."
Jordan: "Don't be so hard on him Leigh, none of this is his fault. He's wrapped up in it the same way we are"
Leigh: "I know. I'm sorry, I just can't get over the whole Ryan situation. I'll be nice, promise"
Jordan: "Are you going to leave now?"
Leigh: "Yeah in a second"
Leigh: "I don't like driving in the dark, makes me nervous"
Leigh: "Bad experiences"
Jordan: "Want me to come pick you up?"
Leigh: "No, it's fine. You guys get started. I'll be there as soon as possible"
Jordan: "Okay, text me if you need too? I'll keep you updated"
Leigh: "Thanks"
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Jordan: "Leigh, hey. We think we have something"
Leigh: "What is it, I'm in the car?"
Jordan: "Oh sorry, keep an eye on the road but this is important"
Leigh: "Go on?"
Jordan: "So, Elliot was trying to trace back the chat logs and he found some sort of encrypted code or, like, I don't know GPS tracker things... Okay so I have no idea what he was trying to tell me, but basically he thinks he knows where Leah is"
Leigh: "What? How where, is he okay? You guys haven't gone and got yourselves in any trouble have you?"
Jordan: "No, no we are fine. I think, probably. Elliot knows what he's doing - but heres the thing"
Leigh: "Yeah?"
Jordan: "Leah isn't really sticking to one place, she keeps moving around the local area, but on the suburbs in more rural parts"
Leigh: "Shit, she really has been near us the whole time"
Jordan: "I think I know where she might be now, there is this place we all used to go... Leah and I, and the others. Like an abandoned holiday log cabin for some rich family, near Richmond"
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Driving in the dark
Mystery / ThrillerA short story written in a series of text messages. When a Taxi driver starts to act weird, Leigh tries to text her friend Ryan for help... but things keep going down hill, as she uncovers the truth.