Chapter 20
Blake
I look back to the couch where she left it. She shrinks back like it's a snake that will bite her. I walk towards it and it dings again. Then again. Picking it up it has three unread messages.
"Do you want me to bring it to you, or do you want me to deal with it?" i go to step towards her but she backs up shacking her head "whats the pin"
"3421" she tells me in a shake voice. I pull up the messages.
[unknown] baby where are you? i'm getting worried
[unknown] come out come out were ever you are
[unknown] I'm starting to get upset. I can't see you. You don't need to be scared I won't hurt you i just want to take care of you
I don't tell her what they say. I just wait. I see things being clinked on her phone. Jeff was already on it doing his thing to find the guy. I take a scene shot of it and send it to my phone then I hear my phone ding. I pulled it out to see Jeff texted me.
[Jeff] you can delete them now and if he texted again it will come to me and not her anymore.
[Blake] thank you let me know what you find
I deleted it all.
"Its just spam about insurance. I deleted it, ok?" he let out a sigh of relief and walked over.
"I think I'm going to be jumping for every text and phone call for a while. Sorry about that and thank you."
"Don't worry about it i can check it for you whenever you want me to "she smiles at me and flops on the couch. I sit with her and we watch movies all night. Monday came a lot faster than I wanted it to. I didn't mind staying in my house with her for a couple more days. Katie came to get her for her first day at her new position. We have been texting all day whenever we get a chance. At the end of the day I went home with the boss and his wife to their house. They showed me the old dodge. It had seen better days but it ran just fine. I thanked them profusely. I take it to do some shopping. I plan to steal her for a few days soon. I need to get everything at the house ready. My house is out of food. I used the last of it for breakfast and lunch this morning. She did give me $100 for the food she ate while at the house but I just put it with the other money she gave me. Jeff was able to send me 3,000 from my old account. So I got food and a few things for her. A fluff throw blanked and a few more little things. When I got home I saw a box. I got out and walked to it slowly. I looked at the sender. Then I laughed it said i see you dick face. I knew right then it was from Jeff. After putting everything in I looked at what he sent me. They were cameras but hidden ones. They were small where I could hide them and no one would be able to see them. Not like his that were plain as day. He sent me 40 of them. I got my full black outfit I just bought and went out putting them around my house, looking out from the trail and I even went to her house. Keeping an eye out for him. I didn't see him. I didn't put them close to her house but father out. Where hers can't reach. Getting back home the sun was just setting. I call Jeff as soon as I get in.
"You like your house warming gift?" He sounds so happy with himself.
"Yes thank you. I have them all set up."
"Ok give me a minute to hook them up." I hear a lot of fast typing.
"Ok they are set to both of our phones. I have software on there that if a person is captured on them we will be alerted." I can't help but laugh.
"Why are you getting alerts? What can you do way over there?"
"Hey, if I need to I will call the cops and send them." We talk and plan more. He tells me about his updates on my old life and on his tracking. The guy's cell has been pinging around her house, her friends and her works. He has been sending her a lot more texts. He seems to be getting madder and madder he can't find her. Plus she has not responded to any of his texts. He has no idle; she hasn't gotten any of them after the first set. I was not going to let her be any more stressed out because of him. Jeff is going to be coming out here in two weeks. He already has a house lined up in the middle of town. He is going to be sending stuff over and wants me to start setting up the house for him. The people still looking for me have no idle where I am. Most think I left the country or died. Except for Dan he's still looking everywhere for me. Jeff said that if he don't find me in 5 more months he's going to have to give it up. His tops in command are complaining that she is spending too much time and money on finding me. He has other work to do. I still can't believe all that happened. The first month I thought about everything that happened. Believing if only I noticed sooner everything would be different. We got off the phone. I got ready for bed. All night I tossed and turned. Nightmares of that night haunting me.
I went to his house. I had been noticing some strange things for a couple of weeks.I wanted to talk to him about it. Walking in everything was quiet. His house was never quiet. Right there I should have known something was wrong. I walked up to his study where he was always at. He had picked me up when my family kidded me out. He found me on the street and took pity on me. Even when he found out what I could do he never hated me. He helped me to learn how to use it. He treated me like his own son Dan. me and Dan had been inseparable ever since I got there. He took one look at me and decided I was his little brother and that he would protect me. I knew the things he did weren't legal. I found out one day when he needed my help to see if someone was a traitor. Dan was so mad when he found out. Apparently they had been talking. He wanted me to be a part of their business but Dan was against it. He thought I would get hurt. He wanted me to be happy and have a normal life. They fought a lot about it and no i didn't get a say so about it. Finally they agreed that I could work for them but only as a lie detector. Until that night when I walked in his study and found him dead. I tried to save him but he had been dead for too long. All the evidence pointed to me. Dan at first believed me that I didn't do it, that someone was setting me up. Then one day he came in and said he knew it was me and that he was going to make me wish I was dead for what I did.
I don't know what made him so sure I did it, but I could see the murderous intent in his eyes. There was no more talking to him. Jeff helped get me out and I went on the run. I woke up screaming I didn't do it. My head pounded as I came to. I look at the clock. It's 3 am. There's no way I can go back to sleep. Getting up I go and take a shower. I go sit at the table and boot up my computer. Jeff sent me all the information he could get on the case. I go over everything again and again. Trying to figure out what happened. until my alarm goes off on my phone. I look at the time and 3 hours have passed. I rub my eyes. I need to stop for now. I really don't want to go to work today. I'm so tired but I know even if I stay home I won't be able to go back to sleep. As I start driving to work I get a phone call.
"Where do you want to meet?" Rose asks. We agreed to meet up before work so I can give her, her lunch and she can give me my snacks.
"You know that turn spot before you get to your post?"
"Ok i know where you are talking about see you in about 15."
"Ok be there soon" we hung up. My day just got a little better. It will get even better when I get to see her.