Conceal, chapter NINE

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Elliot sat across from Brandon.

"Brandon, I am not kidding you. I don't want to be yanked around anymore. Tell the truth."

"I will! Shut up about it!" Brandon said through clenched teeth.

"The day I came in, the first time when I left the note, earlier that day…It was a regular school day and stuff. Then, I was at my locker and I saw the substitute walking with Kristyn. She looked scared. I just figured she was in trouble. I mean, she doesn't talk to me a lot, but she goofs around a lot in class. I hadn't seen her all day, though. She wasn't in fourth period. I was about to go to practice, but I couldn't find my jacket. I thought I had left it in 5th period, but when I went and checked, he said that it wasn't in there so I went to my 4th period. I walked in and I saw him…He was on top of her! I just stared for a second then I just, yelled out her name. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't just leave. The guy stopped and looked up and said that if I didn't come over to him that he'd kill her…" Brandon stopped talking, the tears streaming down his face.

He was silent. Elliot nodded his head to urge him to go on.

"So I did, because I believed him. He looked so mad and he was so big compared to her, even if she is a little chubby. He told me that if I didn't…" He couldn't say it. "He said that if I didn't screw her right then that he would kill both of us. He even showed me the gun and showed me that it was loaded. I wouldn't, though. He had a knife, too, though and he stuck it towards Kristyn and cut her face a little. I didn't know what to do! I'm sorry!"

"Brandon, whatever happened, it's not your fault, okay? What happened next?"

"I…I did what he told me to. I told her I was sorry. When he said I could leave, I told him he had to let her go, too or I'd tell. Then he just laughed. It sounded so sick, man. He told me that I had just raped her, so if I told on him then he'd just tell on me. I just left. I…I don't know if he kept her in there anymore or not. I got in fourth period next day and I saw her and she looked all beat up, and I ran out the room and just started puking. I'm sorry! I thought that he'd kill her, or kill both of us."

Elliot took a deep breath. "Brandon, it's not your fault. But I need you to do something for me. I'll be right back," he said and stepped out.

Cragen, Olivia, Fin and Munch had congregated in front of the glass. "That sick bastard," Elliot mumbled.

"What are you doing?" Munch asked. "I'm getting a picture of Kristyn's father so that Brandon can identify him."

A few minutes later, Elliot returned and went into the room. He put the folder on the desk, with a picture of Kristyn's father. "Is that him?"

Brandon nodded and looked away. "Where's Kristyn?"

"Um, Brandon. She's in a juvenile delinquency center near here," Elliot told him.

"Why?" Brandon demanded. "She killed her father. That's her father," Elliot said, motioning towards the folder.

"I can't believe her!" Brandon yelled.

"Brandon, calm down. I know-"

"No, you don't know! I told her not to confess! She didn't even do it! I did!" He screamed at Elliot.

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