Tied Up

Chapter 2: Phone Number

Warren knows Claude, Lennie, and Jeff believe him to be a pedophile that has harmed a nine year old girl. Warren truly believes he is not guilty of what he is being accused of.

Lennie: What's the matter? Nothing to say now that we've shown you some evidence? No guy as old as you has a nine year old girl's phone number that isn't his family member, unless something is wrong. And in this case, the wrong thing is that YOU ARE A FUCKING PERVERT!-

-Lennie punches Warren straight in his stomach, knocking the air out of him for about ten seconds.

Claude: So tell us Warren. What do you have a nine year old girl's phone number in your phone for?

Warren: I don't remember. But, if you can show me the phone number maybe it can help me remember.

Lennie: Again with that bull shit.-

Claude: -Show him. Let's not keep wasting time.

Lennie: Fine.

Lennie shows Warren the phone number, and Warren reads the girl's name is Colleen. And now, Warren remembers. . .

Warren is sitting in a classroom alone with Colleen, and he talks to her by her seat.

Warren: And what else did he say?

Colleen: He said to meet him by the woods. So we could look at the birds together. He knows a lot about birds. He knows a lot about everything.

Warren: Did you go to meet him by the woods?

Colleen: Not yet. I wanted to yesterday, but my mom said I had to stay home. I told her I was just going to go for a walk.

Warren: Do you plan on going?

Colleen: Tonight. Here's my phone number. I'll call you in case if anything happens.

Colleen gives Warren a piece of paper with her phone number written on it.

And that is all Warren remembers right now.

Warren: I remember asking her about talking with someone. A man I believe. And she said he knows a lot about birds, and that he wanted her to meet him in the woods.

Lennie: Then what?

Claude: Let him talk.

Warren: Then, she said she was going to meet him the night before, but her mom made her stay home. Then she gave me her phone number and said she would call me if anything happens.

Lennie: And why would she have your phone number asshole?

Warren: I don't know. And it looked like we were in a school. I'm pretty sure we were in a school. I'm almost positive.

Jeff: Do you know why you were in a school?

Warren: No. But the way we were sitting by her desk, was like I was a teacher or a counselor.

Jeff: Should we tell him?-

Claude: -Shut up! Jeff, Lennie, the both of you just need to shut the fuck up already! Let him speak, and try to remember. Now Warren, try real hard to remember anything else. Anything at all.

Warren closes his eyes, and tries to remember more about his talk with Colleen. He doesn't remember any more of their talk, but he remembers his talk with a pretty blonde haired woman a few years younger than him in the school named April.

Warren walks into another classroom and April is cleaning up some children's toys.

Warren: April I need to talk to you.