Chapter 5: In Jail

*CURRENT DAY*

“Hello, Jayson.”

I whisper over the phone, my hands griping the device tightly as if my whole life depends on it. My hands are sweaty and the damn phone is about to fall down anytime soon.

Why are all these harmful weapons aimed at me?

“Hey Darlene, what a pleasure?”

He says tiredly from the other side.

I understand he's relaxing today being a Sunday.

“Jayson... I've been arrested. I'm in police custody. I... ”

“What? Why? Where?”

He cuts me short and I can hear him panting at the other side.

“Eastend police station.”

I manage to say before the phone is roughly grabbed out of my grip.

I look up and my eyes meet the cop's red ones as he taps the end call button.

The cuffs are slipped back into my hands and I'm left all alone in the dimly lit room, helplessly praying for a miracle. 

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