Learning to Love Again

Darkness Befalls The Innocent

Audrey and I must've been up in her room holding each other for a while because we heard a knock on the door then after a few moments Mary called for me saying there was a police officer here who wants to talk to me.

"Coming!" Audrey called out as we hurried down the stairs.

We got to the front door and I saw Jim standing behind Mary with an arm around her and it looked like they were both holding back tears.

"Mom, Jim, what's wrong?" Audrey asked.

I looked over to the officer and my eyes settled on his face. I never thought I would ever see him again.

"Officer Brooks." I said as I nodded my head in a greeting.

He nodded his head back and waved me outside. I followed him around the corner away from the door as he let out a long sigh.

"I wish I could come to you with better news." He said.

"If you plan to drag me back then you can shove it up your ass." I spat at him.

"I wish I was here for that, I've got some more...confronting news to give you."

I could see in his face that he truly was not looking forward to what he was about to say.

"Nikki is at the police station, something has...happened." He said.

I moved forward and grabbed the collar of his uniform and pulled him close to me.

"What happened to her." I growled at him.

He took a shaky breath as he readied his next few words.

"We found her early this morning in the alleyway next to the club." He said in a whisper.

"What happened." I reiterated with the same growl.

"She was...raped."

I pushed him away and stomped towards my bike, I swung my leg over and stomped on the kick start and my bike roared to life. I gripped the throttle and twisted the grip, I spun the bike around and sped forward onto the main road, I twisted the throttle more and sped forward so much that the front wheel lifted slightly in the air.

*At the police station*

I was ushered into a small room where Tiffany and Jessie were, they quickly rushed over and Tiffany wrapped me in a hug as I felt her sobbing. I wrapped my arms around her as I held her close and rubbed her back to calm her.

"It's so horrible F/N, she's in the room but they won't let us talk to her." She sobbed.

"It's okay sweetie." Jessie said as she put a hand on Tiffany's shoulder.

I moved Tiffany back slowly as I looked to the window blocking us from the room that Nikki was in.

"I'll get in there." I said.

"What?" Jessie asked as I turned around and walked out of the room.

I went to open the door to where Nikki was but a police officer stood in my way.

"Where do you think you're going?" She asked me.

"I'm going in. Now get out of my way." I told her without making eye contact.

"Sorry but you'll have to wait till the officer inside comes out."

"I'm done dealing with this."

I reached out to to the door handle but the officer grabbed my wrist so I grabbed her arm and spun her around while pulling the handcuffs from her belt and cuffing her wrists together.