-1((This story is now taken up by a mystery narrator. I think it's called third person or something like that.))
Chapter Four
The police surrounded the building. The chief made motions telling the men to "be quiet and lets see if we can find her". The men nodded and one creped to the door and slid the lock off the door. Then he opened the door slowly and kept his gun level before he went in.
Inside, it was apparent that the kidnapper and Ms. Smith had been there. There were two cots on opposite walls and a TV. in the corner. Nearby, the man could see a bookcase, with the books shifted. He nodded to his comrades and they entered the enclosure.
As he went farther in, he began to see more things, like a dresser and a mini fridge in a corner and a hot plate hooked up in an outlet. He felt something and looked down. A small corner of a piece of paper was sticking out of the floorboard. The man picked it up and read the following:
Dear Unfortunate Reader,
If you are indeed reading this then it means that I have indeed been moved.
I did not want for this to happen, as it is so obvious. I was kidnapped about a month or so ago (judging by my tally marks) and Karl finds it too dangerous to keep me here. If you are indeed a friend, then there is still a chance that you can rescue me. If you are a foe, then I hope that my death will be painless, for you will surely not want to help a teenage girl….
The letter went on to explain what she had done in case of the chance that she had been moved. The officer moved towards the bookcase and pulled off a book and opened it. Inside, he read what the girl had been talking about and about her kidnapper. He pulled off another book and read more. He flipped through all the books on the shelf and all of them were written on in the same handwriting.
"What do you got there Officer Montague?"
Montague turned. Chief was looking at him with the book in his hand. "I found this sir," he explained and showed the chief the note and then the first book. He scanned it quickly.
"Good God," he swore. "The Mississippi is probably over thousands of miles long. That's a lot of ground to cover.
"It's all we got Chief."
Chief sighed. "Okay, tell the AC Squad to set up a search party, starting at where the river starts and make their way down until they reach the Gulf of Mexico. I want this girl found. Alive if possible."
"And the father?"
"If what she says is true," then we won't find the father at his house. Alert the media and tell them air a photograph from his ex wife. Understand?"
"Yes sir."
The chief stopped him. "And make sure to alert Mastrini. She might be able to help."