“After I left work, I went straight home, and my boyfriend, Jason, came over. Why do I have to tell him again? Did he not believe me the first time I told him? I look at the detective sitting across the table from me. “Tell me again, where were you last night?”
The other one, he’s alive…talking, but there’s blood everywhere…so much blood…”
Just hold on for me, yeah? Can you do that? I’m calling an ambulance right now.” He’s on his phone. My heart rips open and bleeds out with the rest of me. His expression drops, his eyes closing, with a sad-sounding breath.Īnd it confirms what I knew was already true. Those seconds watching him, waiting…feel like hours. He moves away, but he returns a second later. Help…her…please,” I gargle, blood flooding my throat, as I panic. I hear the rustling of leaves from the bushes surrounding us and then, “Jesus Christ!” The footsteps start up again, moving quicker, coming closer. Using all the strength I have left, I force my voice out. But, even to my own ears, it’s not enough. “Help…” I croak, trying to expel my voice as loud as I can. Heavy footsteps are treading through the undergrowth. Taking hold, I curl my fingers around hers.įootsteps. I close my eyes and reach out for her hand. It hurts to breathe, and when I do, it’s like I’m taking in water. “I’m…s-sorry.” I pull her dress down, covering her up. “No…baby…no.” Pure anger tears through me, and I cry out a primal sound. I grit my teeth hard, rage tearing through me. Her once-pretty pink dress is now covered in blood and dirt, and it’s pushed up, exposing her. I rub the back of my hand over my eyes, clearing them of the blood and tears, and finally, I can see.Īnd she’s not moving. I inch my fingers around, trying to find something to hold on to, to help me up, but there’s nothing.įorcing my eyes open, I blink rapidly, trying to clear my vision, but it doesn’t work. I reach my hand out, but all I feel is the damp earth I’m lying on. My lungs are burning…my stomach is on fire…I’m bleeding… Holding my breath, I listen…waiting for a sound to tell me where she is.
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