ABUSED

Too Late

*Karoline POV*

I wept and wept begging for Riley to come back but...

She was gone.

I probably was never gonna see her again after this. 

Her mom was probably gonna move somewhere far away and torture her some more just like how she's been doing these past years. 

Before I could stand up and walk back into my house where my mother was I then heard sirens. 

Police sirens.

I felt anger build up inside me as I turned around only to be met with a few cop cars surrounding my house. 

I then saw a police officer come out of its car and walk towards me. 

 I probably looked like a mess from the amount of concern on the officer's face as the man walked closer and closer.

When the officer got close enough he looked me in the eyes. He looked like he was probably in his mid-thirties. 

At this point, I was just expressionless and spoke with a hint of bitterness in my tone. 

"You're late." 

"Pardon?" The police officer said as my lips were still formed in a straight line 

"Too late," I said as I frowned. 

"Too late? What do you mean? We're all here.." The policeman turned around with his hands out as if he was trying show off his uniform or something. 

I rolled my eyes before shaking my head. 

"Yeah, your here now when you all should've been here twenty minutes ago!" I scowled at him before tears started to escape. 

"Now it's too late," I whispered looking down. 

"Where's the woman?" 

I looked at the policeman as tears were already rolling down my face. 

"She's gone." 

"Gone?" 

I nodded before sniffing. 

"Wait so-" 

"There's nothing you can do officer. She's gone." I spat before continuing. 

"You are all too late," I said more slowly so he could understand me. 

"So... does mean that we came all the way here for nothing?" 

I felt my left eye twitch before turning around and slowly making my way to my front door. 

As I opened it I went inside my house then turning around only cracking it so the policeman could see me peeking out. 

"So do we just leave just leave or.." 

"Fuck you," I said before shutting the door in his face. 

I then glanced at my mom as she managed to get herself up from the ground and was now talking on the phone with a worried expression. 

While that was happening I walked my way up the stairs and into my room before my body felt numb and let itself fall on my bed carelessly. 

I swear the police here are useless...