Chapter 2

Casey's POV

When I walked into the waiting room, everyone was waiting for me. They stood up and gave me questioning looks as I made my way over to them.

"Well? Who did it?" Holly asked impatiently. I could tell that she was worried about her friend.

"She gave me a hint and told me to ask Marissa." I said, then I looked at Marissa and added, "Hatred for eyes and steel for a mouth. Sammy said you would know who it was."

Her eyes widened in fear just like Sammy's and tears slid down her face. "Oh no. He's back! He knows where I live too." She shouted out loud and then took off running down the hall. All of us looked at each other and then we all started chasing after her.

Who was this guy? Sammy and Marissa both knew him, and they both seemed genuinely scared. Was he really gonna kill Sammy and her family? At this point, anything was possible and the fact that Sammy and Marissa were scared made me want to find the creep even more.

Next day

I woke up early and threw on some clothes. I felt like Nancy Drew as I walked out of my room and down my stairs. Today, I was gonna go pry the guy's name out of Sammy and report him to the police. Sammy and Marissa were still in danger and I didn't want to risk anything.

I stopped by the store and grabbed skittles, hershey's, and a pint of chocolate ice cream. Sammy loved this stuff. I didn't bother getting her flowers because knowing Sammy she'll just give them to a random patient. I laughed, knowing that Sammy would do that.

When I got to the hospital, I asked where Sammy's room was (since I was too worried about seeing Sammy that I didn't look at the room number) and made my way to her room.

When I got to the door, I could hear voices. Panicked ones. I listened closer-

"-what are we going to do? He already made good on half of his promise, you can't tell," someone was saying. I think it was Marissa's but the voice was too high-pitched to tell.

"Marissa, I know. I didn't even know it was him until the gangster girls came out and then he revealed himself." Sammy's voice quivered.

Gangster girls? They just said the name. Well they just said who was part of it. I have to report it. Now's a good time as any, I thought. But just when I was about to turn around, the door opened and someone pulled me inside.

"Casey, we knew you were out there," Marissa said glaring at me.

"I didn't know you were in here. I just came right now, I wanted to see how Sammy was doing," I lied. The could tell I was too but they didn't say anything else. We stayed quite and I tried to think of where you might find gangster girls. What do gangster girls look like?

"Casey?" Sammy said to me.

"Yeah, Sam?"

"You can't tell..." Sammy said looking me up and down, as if I was hiding a wire.

"Sammy, I have to! He might hurt you again," I knew I sounded like a six year old but I didn't care. And Sammy didn't even seem to notice.

"Casey, he will hurt me again, if I tell. Marissa might know, but she's not telling either because she's in danger too," Sammy said tears coming down her eyes.

"Sammy, please," I pleaded with her. "You have to tell someone. He's still out there, doing God-knows-what."

"Casey, no!" Sammy said seriously.

"If you won't tell me then I'll find out myself!" I said angrily.

"Casey, no! Its dangerous!" Sammy's eyes started streaming more tears. Marissa looked scared, she was curled up into a ball with her head in her lap and she was hugging her knees.

I hated seeing Sammy so weak. So defenseless. How could anyone do this to her? Who would have the stupidity to beat up a girl, and think that he'll get away with it?

"I'm sorry Sammy. But I have to do this," I said quietly.

I walked out of the room and thought about where I should go to investigate first. Now, I'm walking really slow while trying to find out where I should start when someone grabs my shoulder from behind and turns me around. And standing there behind me is Marissa.

Before I get a chance to say anything to her, she gives me a piece of torn paper and walks away. I look at the paper and get confused.

Lena Moreno

Raymond Ramirez

Margie Hernandez

Gizelle Menendez

Sonja Ibarra

Who were these people? I looked down the hall and saw nothing. Well besides the nurses, the waiting room people and some patients. Maybe I can go ask Officer Borsch who these people are... or I could go to the library and search these people and print out whatever I find on them.

I wasn't exactly too sure on either of them but I had no choice. Should I snoop? Being nosy wasn't really my thing. But I would do anything for Sammy, even if it meant breaking whatever wall I had around myself. I had to do it for Sammy.

I walked out the hospital and looked around. The police station was just down the street, but then again what if Officer Borsch wasn't there? Maybe I should just go to he library first and if I can't find anything, then I'll go to Officer Borsch.

Either way it doesn't really matter. I'm going to figure this out either way.

A/N: So where should Casey go? Officer Borsch or Library? Please review, I can take criticism. Please be honest and tell me if you like it or not. I don't know where this story is getting at. I think Im giving away too much information... and Im aiming for more than ten chapters. Any ideas for whats to come? Thanks to the people wh reviewed! It means a lot :)