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English isn't my nativ language so if you see some mistakes please tell me so I can fix them.

Sry for the long wait guys


SATURDAY

The rain was gone and the tension in the room was unbearable. The five friends stared at the plastic bag on the cafeteria table not saying a word until Gretchen pushed her glasses to the right spot and opened the bag. In her hand she held the remaining's of Ashley Spinellis phone. The display was cracked and there was still rain water in the small pieces inside of the phone case which didn't dried over the night. She observed it from all sides before she shoved it back into the plastic bag.

Gretchen Grundler and Gus Griswald had arrived early that day and their hearts sunk in their chests when TJ and the others told them what happened so far and that Spinelli still was missing. It wasn't such a joyful reunion as TJ had hoped for a few days ago and his heart felt as heavy as it could be.

Gretchen broke the silence. "After what I've heard now I would announce my hypothesis what could have happened after TJ went into the building." She pointed on a rough drawing of the building which lay on the table. "I would assume that Spinelli was about to go into the Girls dorm when she realized that she forgot, or maybe lost, her phone on the way. So she turned around and walked the path back. Only that time it was dark and the street lanterns turned on. You guys found the phone in the courtyard as well as Spinelli maybe did, I guess. There aren't many lanterns in that area so-"Gus cut her off. "So the enemy had a perfect disguise in the dark, attacking her from behind and dragging her away. The phone smashes on the ground but it's too dark to see where it landed and they don't have the time to get rid of the evidence. Right Gretch?" He asked when she gave a small nod. "It's the most logical theory. But if they hadn't the time to erase their tracks properly it could be that there are some more left." Gretchen said and looked in the round.

"But why would somebody do such a cruel thing to our Spinelli? What could be the reason for a crime like this?" Mikey asked but nobody wanted to share their thoughts in front of TJ. Spinelli isn't exactly what you call 'ugly'. She has a well formed body and it wouldn't be the first time that a young woman gets attacked in the dark by some perverted stranger. She was tough yes, but the circumstances were against her. Before anybody could say something bad Vince stood up. "I think we should do what Gretch proposed and search for a second time. Maybe we'll find something new in the daylight." To be true, he didn't had much hope on finding something new but Vince didn't wanted to let the mood fall down more than it already was and TJ thanked him silently for this. "I'm going to the police station it's time to report her as missed. I tried to call her parents but they don't answer the phone and maybe we can search through her stuff in her room before the police arrive here. But please be careful." TJ announced as he stood up.

"TJ do you really think we should interfere in the police officers work any further? I mean, if there really is a crime." Mikey asked in concern as all eyes were set on him. "Mikey I know this is a hard situation but I can't sit around and wait until the police makes there move. Spinelli don't disappear just like that! We are six friends and one of us is missing so I'm going to search for her and I believe that we can find her! It's not the first time that we managed such things guys." TJ looked at each single one of his friends and whispered: "We can do this together." This seemed to work as all his friends where caught in thoughts and gave a nod. "Then let's go. We have a lot to do guys." TJ said before he organized the teams.

Gus and Mikey searched the area near the courtyard while Gretchen and Vince convinced Sandy to let them search in their room for clues. TJ himself went to the police station to report Spinelli as missing. When he arrived at the police station everything was silent and empty inside. Where was everybody? He slowly walked over to the counter, looking for a police officer as a faint snoring in the corner caught his attention. Officer Mc Lawrence must had fallen asleep during his paperwork, at least it seemed so until TJ poked his arm and noticed that it was just a game of Sudoku the man had played.

The snoring suddenly stopped when the eyes of the man snapped open and he jumped in his seat, causing TJ to back away quickly, waiting for the man to calm down before he cleared his throat soundly in hope the officer would finally notice him.

Mc Lawrence stared at TJ with wide eyes, wondering where this young man came from so suddenly and how long he was asleep. Good thing it wasn't his boss finding him sleeping here. He thought.

The middle aged man stroked his thin hair with one hand and arranged the papers on his desk with the other before he looked at the young man, which appeared to be a little impatient, behind the counter.

His stubbly beard felt itchy, his workmate was sick at home and he just wanted the day to end, so he could drive home to his wife and have a nice evening. But no he was on duty to watch over the police station while everybody else went to the big fire out of town or patrolled through the streets. He sighed mentally.

"So what can I do for you, boy?" He asked, pulling out his ballpoint pen to make notes if it was necessary. His voice still sounded sleepy but he didn't cared about it as the young man started to tell him a story about a missing girl and hypothetically kidnapping. Mc Lawrence leaned back in his chair, scratching his chin as he listened to TJ's investigations. 'How troublesome.' He thought as he realized that his coffee was cold by now.