More Than A Skirt

91

A/N: I know this isn't how police officers work, but this ain't the real world.

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When we pull up to Josh's work I already know we're too late. He's being escorted out by a police officer.

Before Simon even stops the car I'm out the door.

"STOP!"

The police officers turn to me as they shove Josh in the car.

"Why is he being arrested?"

The police officer looks bored when he answers.

"Suspected pedophilia and soliciting of a minor."

"By the name of Vikram Barn?"

He raises an eyebrow at me and after a tense minute of staring, he nods hesitantly.

"I'm Vik."

I hold up my wallet and open it, showing him my ID. He takes it from me and squints at it.

"How'd you know he was being arrested."

"Because the person that called has been stalking me for months and told me."

"Well... why haven't you reported this alleged stalking."

By now, they're letting Josh back out of the car and he wraps his arm around my waist.

"Um... I did."

That gets Josh's attention, as I never told him.

"When he first started harassing me, I did file a report. I was told there wasn't enough evidence despite me giving them all the messages he sent. I was even told I was asking for it because I had to show them some of the comments he made on my pictures and some are... revealing."

I didn't realize I had started crying and the officer is looking at me with such pity. I can feel Josh rocking me from side to side. I'm so angry and so upset.

"So I did file a report but your fellow officers decided I was a sket that fucking deserved it! One even said I should be faltered that anyone is even complimenting me cause the world would be better off without my 'gay fem ass' in it."