Trust Me part 4

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Chapter 4- Remembering

Once they got upstairs, Danny was the first one to immediately run towards Kono, stopping in front of her and locking eyes with Steve. He only nodded and started walking to the table to meet with Chin who was already pulling the phone records of the three suspects. He could see the overwhelming concern on Chin's eyes. He padded him on the back, it was just a simple gesture, but Chin knew it was his way of saying she would be okay. He looked at Steve and send him a small smile as if he was thanking him for comforting his cousin.

Danny placed his arms on Kono's shoulders and searched her eyes so he could make sure she was okay, at least for now.

"Are you okay honey?" Danny asked.

Kono looked up at his worry filled eyes and gave him a reassuring smile.

"Yeah, I'm better now. I'm sorry for, not explaining it to you guys when I saw his photo but I just…"

"Hey, it's ok, I completely understand." Danny assured her. "Come here." He said as he pulled her into a tight hug. She encircled her arms around his waist as she did with Steve but this time the embrace was broken off sooner.

"We gotta get to work brah!" Kono said as she started making her way to the table too. Only that earned her a look from Steve. She knew he was right, she was closing off again, but this was not a time to have your head filled with worries. This was time to catch the son of a bitch.

She approach Chin and a look was exchanged between them, Kono was stating that she'd be fine and Chin that he was sorry he had to tell them. They smiled at each other before Kono asked.

"So, what do we got?"

"Well, from the phone records it seems that Christopher here has been in contact with a major drug dealer named Carlos Medira, and apparently HPD got an anonymous tip yesterday saying that there was going to be a shipment coming over tomorrow afternoon and the drug was gonna be delivered at an abandoned warehouse near Ala Wai Canal. I've already send the coordinates to all your phones." Chin explained.

"So, we're gonna bust them in the act?" Danny asked.

"Yup." Chin and Steve replied.

"Okay, then, we'll go home for the day, everybody get some rest and we'll reunite tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock to come up with a plan. Any questions?" Steve asked.

They all shook their heads and dispersed to their offices. After packing up, Steve walked the few steps towards Kono's office and knocked lightly on the door. He heard a quiet "come in" from Kono and he entered, shutting the door behind him and taking a sit in the visitor's chair.

"Hey, I just wanted to make sure you're ok." Steve said while looking at her.

Kono looked him in the eyes and gave him a visibly forced smile before answering.

"Yeah, I'm fine now, thanks. And thanks for what you did in the parking lot, it meant a lot to me. Thank you." Kono said truthfully.

"Don't mention it."Steve replied. "Look, Kono, I get it if you want to pull back from this investigation…"

"No. I want to find him and I want to put him behind bars. I don't need to be treated like I'm a little kid you know?" Kono snapped. She immediately felt bad about it though as she saw the look that crossed Steve's eyes.

"Sorry. Didn't mean to say that. It's just… stressful, you know?"

Steve smiled at her.

"Yeah, I know. Look, if you ever need to talk my door is always open, ok?" he asked.

Kono smiled back at him.

"I know. Thank you again."

Steve got up then and headed for the door.

Kono was just walking back to her parents' house. She had spent the morning surfing, and in the afternoon she had met with a few friends at the beach and they had stayed 'till late talking and laughing and sharing surf techniques. She had always loved spending time like this with her friends. It was almost eight now and although her parents always taught her to not walk home when it was already night, she figured one night couldn't hurt. No one would have to hear about it anyway.

She walked across Kapahulu Avenue and found a shortcut she used to go through when she was a little kid. She turned right at the end of the street and went into the dark alley, suddenly feeling very uncomfortable.

She kept walking until she reached the end of the alley, but was surprised once she saw that the passageway had been closed with cement. She huffed slightly and started to turn back when she saw a figure not ten feet away from her.

"Can I help you?" she asked to the man.

It all happened so fast. She didn't even see it coming. She only remembered seeing the man walk the ten feet distance between them and coming to a stop in front of her.

"I'm sorry but who are you?"

The man didn't answer. He lifted his left hand and slapped her hard across the face. She didn't have time to defend herself as she stumbled backwards and the next thing she knew the man had her pinned below him and was starting to wrap her fists with tape. She tried her best to fight but the man had three time her weight and was taller than her, there for she couldn't free herself from him. He had his torso pressed against her so she couldn't get away. She remembered that she screamed and screamed and screamed but at that time at night no one went through those streets. She could feel the tears start to spread down her face and she vaguely recalled him silencing her with a piece of fabric stuffed in her mouth.

She knew what was about to come, but she just kept fighting. As soon as he moved his knee she released her leg from under him and kicked him in the crotch. She heard him groan out of pain and she knew he was going to hit her again. His fist collided with her stomach and she screamed a muffled scream. And then she heard it, that awful sound that still wouldn't leave her mind. He unzipped his pants and lifted her dress until it reached her waist. She tried to think of any place to be but there. She remembered the excruciating pains that came next and by now her tear filled eyes were shut closed. She couldn't bear to see the satisfied look on his face. It was disgusting.

It was over in a few minutes. She listened as he closed himself up again and released her wrists. He knew very well that she didn't have the strength to fight right now so he leaned close before he left and whispered in her ear.

"You are gonna make some guy very happy someday."

She woke up in sweat, dripping down her face and neck. She could see that she was at home and probably fell asleep on the couch. She was exhausted. It had been years since her last nightmare and she was still scared to death when she woke up from them. She almost screamed when a loud pounding came from her apartment door.

She picked up her gun on the coffee table and walked slowly across her small living room towards the door. Her legs were shaking and she thought she was gonna fall at any second. She approached the door when another loud pounding was heard. She fearfully peered through the peep hole to see Steve standing on the other side of the door. She released a heavy breath and put the gun down on the table next to the door. She opened it to find Steve standing in the hallway.

"Kono…" Steve started but trailed off as he took in her appearance. She was as pale as a ghost, her legs were shaking uncontrollably and her forehead was dripping sweat. He could also see she was close to tears.

"Kono!" Steve exclaimed as he got to her. "Kono what the hell happened to you?"

Kono looked at Steve with a weak look and answered in a shattered voice.

"The nightmares came back Steve… he is haunting me again."