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Chapter 65

I spent the next half hour sitting in the waiting room going through my social media accounts. "Theresa." A familiar voice called. I looked up from my phone and stood up to meet the officer. "Please come with me."

He led me into a back room with a large glass window. "We will just need you to pick the men out of the line. They will not be able to see or hear you." I nodded and turned my attention back to the strangers entering the room on the opposite side of the glass.

The last person to enter the room was a familiar larger built college guy. Crew, the haunting figure, stood in front of me. He looked tired and devastated to have been caught for his actions.

"That is Crew." I pointed to where he stood.

"Take a good look. Are you sure?" The officer asked.

"I'm sure." My words were short and hesitant. I wanted to be out of this place as quickly as I could.

"Ok." He said as he led me out of the room. "That is all we need from you right now. A trial will be held, but your charges are going to be merged with the other women."

"How many other women were there?"

"We have seven that have come forward with Crew. The other men who have been brought into the investigation have about the same." I could not believe that so many other innocent women had been molested by these men.

With a farewell, I opened the glass door to the police station. The snow had left about a half of foot on the ground. I ran to the car and got in letting out a sigh of relief for the heat.

I typed the address from the paper they had given me into my phone navigation and started slowly towards the hotel. The town was deserted, but the locals could still be seen driving around in the snow.

The road was hard to see in front of the car. I pulled into the parking lot and grabbed the backpack I had packed and ran towards the front door. After being checked in, I went straight to my room and fell on the queen sized bed.

I wanted the snow to stop so I could start my way home. It was around six in the afternoon when I closed my eyes with my text books surrounding me on the bed.

A knocking on the door woke me up. I turned over to look at the door to make sure my overly imaginative mind had not dreamt the noise.

A second knock came from the door. I closed my text book and got up from the bed. As I walked towards the door I heard voices on the other side. "Maybe she isn't here." A female voice said.

"No, she is in there." I quietly walked to the door and looked out the small peep hole. The two girls from the campfire were standing on the other side. I pulled my face away from the door and backed away slowly. Why would they be here? How would they know where I was?

"She isn't answering. Maybe we should leave?"

"No. She will answer." The second girl said angrily. The pounding on the door got louder. I had to decide what to do and fast. The loud knocking could not have been slept through.

I closed my eyes and screamed through the door, "Who is it?" Depending how they answered, I had to come up with an escape plan.

"It is Sara and Rachel. We were at the bonfire with you." The loud voice from the other side answered.

"What do you want?" I say as I look at the glass door that leads to the balcony.

Along pause made me stop my escape plan search. The girl began to talk again,but this time her tone was deeper and filled with fear. "I was supposed to beon a date with Haiden that night. I saw you leaving the police station and Iknew why you were back in town."