Wanted

Prologue

Tessa Wishway sprinted for the knife. She knew what was about to happen as if she was watching one of those cheesy murders TV shows. I just hope I get to the knife in time first Tessa thought; I wish he could just remember when we were friends, all the joyous times. He can't just forget the last five years of his life. Tessa reaches for the knife she only misses by centimetres. Before she knew it James' very cold elbow was pushed right up against Tessa's chin. He brought the small dagger to Tessa's face and left a mark she would never forget. He soon runs away to leave Tessa alone to die. She feels the warmth slowly running out of her body, somewhere deep inside of her, she knows she's going to die. "Coward". Apart from the numb feeling from where Tessa was attacked that was all she could think; "Coward."

Beverly Hills Police Report: (Re: Tessa Wishway, Assault)

At 11:30PM Melissa (Tessa) Wishway (Age: 21) was assaulted in her home after receiving telephone threats. Ms Wishway's wounds were all related to her face. Ms Wishway was in ICU for 24 hours then general admission for over 3 weeks. When she was questioned by police, she said she believed one of her friends had led the assault; James Welshford (Age: 22), who she has been friends with for just over 5 years. James has no previous arrests. Ms Wishway has now been put into Witness Protection Program, with US Marshal Josh Selth who has been with the Marshals, then transferred to the CIA for over 10 years and now handles less challenging cases after receiving a major leg wound to his left leg after his last mission. Ms Wishway now lives in Soho, New York and now goes by the name Lilly Manhire. The cause for the attack has not been determined yet. Welshford also has not been found and is believed to be in hiding with LA Mafia.

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Wanted

"Hello Tessa. How are you today?" asked DR Selth.

"You know I can't be bothered with small talk. Can we just start?" Tessa asked in her now usual stand-offish personality.

"Yes, yes, sure. Start whenever you want." He said in his usual mocking tone.

"Okay. My name is Tessa Wishway but now my name is Lilly Manhire. I used to have black curly hair but I'm now a brunette and its straight, which I hate may I add. My I.D says I'm 24 when really I'm only 21. Should I keep going?"

"Well you've been doing this for at least a month so what the hell, keep going." Selth replied.

"Okay where was I? Oh yeah my age. I got into a mess when one of my friends, James, slashed my face with a knife, at first it didn't hurt that bad but now it hurts like hell. And as you can imagine, I'm not too happy with him. I now have a huge scar down my face and because of that and various other incidents, I'm now in witness protection, hence me now talking to a US Marshal that thinks he can pass as a shrink but he clearly can't" said Tessa using an exaggerated sigh.

"Well thank you for that comment." Selth said, with obvious hints of sarcasm.

"You're welcome," said Tessa ignoring that comment as if it was never said "Now can we please go shopping?" Tessa though back to the time when she lived in lavish Beverly Hills when all she ever did was shop. With Tessa's rich daddy she never had to work once she finished high school. She had lived a life with no worries, no pressure. Just shopping and getting what she wanted.

"Ok let's go."

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