"Adventure of a Curious Soul"

WHAT IF IT'S A TRAP?

I didn't realise when the tears started rolling down my cheeks while reading the letter, I'm literally a crying mess now. I honestly don't know how to feel, I'm confused about my emotion after reading the letter. My emotion is mixed about the letter but I'm sure sadness and anger are the dominating ones. My throat is sore and burning from all the crying, my gut is clenched and twisted, I want to throw up. I couldn't think straight, I don't know what to do? What should I do in this situation? I miss my family, should I call them? I need someone, I need help. It's difficult to breathe, I think I'm having panic attack, but more than anything else, I'm horrified for Myra, I can't stop feeling the immense sadness.

I managed to control myself and gathered some courage, I took deep breath after crying for I don't know how long, I felt little dizzy, I drank a glass of water and decided to take the first and important step; I called the cops. They answered immediately and without any hesitation I said one and only one word 'Help'. They questioned me about my address as they understood I'm too shook to be able to answer to any of their queries over a call. I kept pacing around my living room, kept looking at the clock, waiting for the cops to arrive, I was so frightened that I switched on the lights of all the rooms, all while I was watching a comedy show with volume too high only to distract my fear and the mind. I almost jumped off my couch when I heard the sudden knock on the door, my mind created scenarios of the psychopath being at the door, finding out his missing items. I was varied to unlock the door, with my shaky voice I asked 'who is it' to which I received a quick reply 'Ma'am, we are cops here, you asked for our help, please open the door'. I felt relief around the presence of cops, I was so engrossed in trying to make me not be fearful and to distract myself from the reality that I ironically kept reminding myself of the situation that I'm stuck at and I completely forgot about the cops.

The cops came in and made themselves comfortable on my couch. I could have gone to the police station but its night and after reading the letter and going through the photos and videos have made me paranoid and really scared. I have no courage to go anywhere out of the house, who knows I might be in the radar of the psychopath, he must have found out his missing video-camera and the vintage box but the cottage was abandoned so he must have not been in town but then the abandoned cottage could still be his ware bouts, it's a place hidden deep in the forest, no one would go to some-place like that, unless you're an idiot like me; no one would even doubt about the existence of a human being in there, it is sort of a perfect place for a psychopath knowing his personality based off the letter to do his torture and killing. But the video camera is rusty and so is the box, indicating the abandonment of the cottage, also why anyone would leave such important evidence? what if it's a trap for me? Okay, I need to breathe, I'm freaking out. With that thought I took deep breath and tried to stop being paranoid and an idiot.

There were three cops in my house; they introduced themselves, Ms. Mary Bradford and Mr. Liam Hayden, and finally Mr. William Colton, he seems to be the head. I felt a little calm around them, they made sure that I'm first calm and collected and looking at my fearful gaze and scared expression, for my embarrassment they asked me to not to assume and create scenarios in my head. Mr. Colton finally started with his queries, without speaking a word, I with my shaky leg went to my room and they followed. I pointed my finger to the evidence of cruelty of a psychopath. They followed my lead and picked on the evidence with their gloves on, I could see shock in their eyes and their furrowed brows expressed their alarming behaviour. They all looked at me and waited for me to speak, with tears flowing down my cheeks, I finally spoke and told them the truth.

After listening to my truth, I could see anger and judgement, frustration and annoyance in their eyes for my irresponsible behaviour. Mr. Colton lectured me for at least 20mins, telling me how annoying we teens are, how stupid was I to not to care about my own safety, how I shouldn't be doing things on the name of adventure etc. All the while I only cried and kept saying sorry, I even as far asked 'why are you yelling, I'm already scared and I realised my mistake?' like a dumb child, honestly, this is embarrassing. That's then he stopped yelling and called my parents, I could hear panic in my parent's voice through the phone, I'm sure they'll be here by tomorrow morning. At this point I feel like my parents is going to force me to live with them and lecture me, they wouldn't even care if I'm an adult. I know I'm at fault, I deserve this.

Mr. Colton left leaving behind Ms. Mary and Mr. Liam. They think that I could be in danger so they have called the cops to patrol around the area and for Ms. Mary and Mr. Liam to stay close to me for my protection. I felt awkward around them, they asked me to go to sleep and to get some rest, I'll fall sick if I stayed up. Both of them were on my couch in my living room, making sure of my safety whereas I only tossed on my bed, cried all night and I finally dozed off. I slept but the thoughts turned into a nightmare and woke me up at five in the morning. I saw someone in my dream trying to kill me all while I tried protecting Myra from psychopath's torture. I tried sleeping again but the image kept haunting, making it difficult for me to sleep. I finally decided to rather watch tv or something than trying to go back to sleep. As I was walking my way to kitchen to make coffee, I was startled seeing the presence of two people in my living room; I totally forgot about Ms. Mary and Mr. Liam. Ms. Mary made her way to me and said 'Are you okay? Why you are up so early and why were you startled?' to which I replied 'I got up because of the nightmare and I forgot about you guys hence I flinched. I'm going to make coffee for me, do you want it?' They simply nodded and I took that as a yes while Mr. Liam inspected my room to see if anyone is there or not. I went back to my room with my coffee after giving them theirs and switched on the tv to distract my mind. After an hour or so, Mr. Liam came to my room and asked me to change and to go with them to the police station, they got a call from their superior and was told that the case is solved.

I was confused, how the case was solved so easily and smoothly and so quickly? I voiced my questions to Mr. Liam and he said 'We too don't know, will get the answer at station, so, please quickly change as we need you to sign documents.' I'm varied to go to the station, this doesn't make sense. How can the case be solved in a night and the psychopath can't be so easy to catch? He has tortured number of girls past I don't know how many years and he was never found before and now just in a night, he is caught? Is it luck? Is it possible for this to happen? Or this is a trap?