pull me back | a drag me down spin off

【thirty four】

"Thank you for your time and cooperation." The police officer who has been interviewing me sends me a sympathetic smile. I can tell he made the interrogation easy for me, but I gave him all of the information he needed. I explained how Riker led me on and used me for weeks.

They're sending more officers over to the beach house to check it out. Ethan, Johnny, Theo, Jesse and Riker were arrested and brought into the police station.

News has already broken out that every member of the masked phantoms is in custody, and it's even bigger news that Bodhi Griffin is dead. All is well in Los Angeles and the world is now a lot safer with him gone.

I'm still processing the fact that Jesse saved me from getting choked to death, and now I might never see him again. I hope he explains that he went against the gang and sent my parents to come save me. I would hate to have him be placed in jail because of this.

I simply nod my head at the officer and stand up from the metal table I've been sitting at. I walk down the hallway of the police station, and get informed that my parents are waiting for me in the lobby.

I quickly rush over and find them anxiously sitting by the door. They turn their heads and stand up once I'm closer to them.

"Mom! Dad!" I happily say while pulling them into a group hug. They tightly wrap their arms around me and I never want to let them go.

"Grace, we are so happy that you're okay." Mom whispers while clinging onto me.

"Well, I'm happy you guys are okay." I say, knowing that's all that matters to me. "Thank you for saving me, I love you both so much."

"Grace, you're our life. I would never allow anyone to hurt you, especially the masked phantoms." Mom places her hand on my cheek.

"Baby, I am so sorry for everything we have kept from you." Dad peers down at me with apologetic eyes.

"No, Dad, I'm the sorry one. I shouldn't have held a grudge over you for being in the masked phantoms when you wanted no part of it. I understand how hard all of this must have been for you."

"I regret ever being involved with them, but I can't change the past. Now that it's all over, I can't dwell on it anymore." Dad says with a nod.

"You guys were right about Riker. He was using me so I could join the gang, he never actually cared about me. I should have listened to you and I'm so sorry that I didn't." I shake my head in disgust.

"I knew there was something off about him." Dad agrees.

"I can't believe it. What he did to you was disgusting." Mom lets out a sigh of disappointment.

"I had a feeling early on that he was Bodhi's son, but I couldn't say anything about it. If we told you about our involvement with the gang earlier, this could have been prevented." Dad lets out a long sigh.

"Yeah, this is still our fault." Mom agrees.

"Instead of playing the blame game, let's embrace this amazing moment. The masked phantoms were finally caught and Bodhi is dead." I widely smile at my parents. This is the best news I have ever received. We no longer have to live in fear.

"It still doesn't seem real. Now he can't haunt us anymore." Dad grins.

"This is all thanks to Jesse. He was extremely heroic tonight." Mom points out.

"He didn't betray me at all, he was always on my side." I turn my head down the hallway, and look at some of the other interrogation rooms. I hope whatever happens, Jesse is okay. He doesn't deserve to be punished for being a hero.