Chapter 15

Tuesday

8:45am

No one's POV

Steven Dunlop was pacing around his expensive large kitchen. His dress shoes making clicking noises on the wooden floor, he was anxious about why the police kept calling him. He didn't do anything, he obviously didn't answer the calls because he knew his nephew did some fucked shit. So he had to ask Jasper when he would see him, minutes later Jasper walked in the kitchen happily.

"Good morning uncle!" He said brightly as he reached behind his uncle to grab a banana from the corner. But Steven wasn't amused he kept a straight face,

"Jasper do you know why the cops are blowing up my phone?" Jasper shrugged his shoulders.

"I have no clue." He muttered as he peeled his banana.

"Then why are the police leaving me voicemails with your name on it?!" He raised his voice booming in the spacious kitchen.

"I don't know! Some chick claimed I raped her or something, and you know Charlotte she left me again and I need to get her back." Jasper lied and Steven seemed to believe him when he nodded his head.

"If you got into some shit and I'm in it. Your ass is grass!" Jasper walked out of the kitchen suddenly, still eating his banana.

"Where are you going?"

"To school." He said simply, standing in the entrance of the door to the kitchen.

"You can get caught by the police."

"I won't get arrested. I just have some stuff to do." He walked to the living room to grab his car keys and walked out the front door. He got in his car and started it, he pulled out his phone to call Bianca. It rang once before she answered before she could say anything jasper cut her off.

"Hey babe we need to talk." He said seriously.

"Okay where do you want to meet up?" She asks seductively. What he was about to do was going to be anything but what she thought.

"I have a place. I'll text you the address." He hung up before she responded.

"She isn't going to see what's coming." He chuckled darkly as he pulled off to meet her.

2 hours later

10:45am

It has been a week since Dunlop incident at the hospital and Detective Warren still hasn't found a trace of him. And it was getting old having no leads, the Captain is on her ass because she in charge of this case and he doesn't want a rapist running around the city. She has to find him.

Jasmine's partner called her name from the 9-1-1 dispatch room. She rushed in the room filled with people talking quietly and the sound of people typing quickly. She stepped behind her partner looking at the computer he was at. Officer Thompson looked up at her,

"I got a hit on Dunlop's cellphone."

"Where?" He clicked on a few things and pulled up a map of the city and a spot on the map was flashing red. He pointed at it.

"He right there. It just popped up on my screen 2 minutes ago, he also made a 9-1-1 call but hung up after 30 seconds of silence."

She patted his shoulder,

"Thank you Tyler. Can you write down the address?"

"Sure. Here you go." He handed her a slip of paper, she rushed out of the room quietly. She entered the captains office he was reading some papers she knocked on the door, he looked up.

"Sir we found Dunlop's location. I was going to check the area."

"Okay Warren take your partner and other officers with you."

"Yes sir." She did a short nod and left his office. She grabbed her coat and hat and went to grab Thompson and others.

They searched the whole abandoned building. They couldn't find his cell phone or him. The other officers were leaving the building going back to their cruisers so she was the only one there, she was about to leave when a thud startled her. She heard it again, she grabbed her gun from her holder holding it high ready to fire she followed the sound and found herself on the second floor of the building, she found the source of the sound in a storage closet she opened the door carefully. And she found a badly beaten woman, she was reaching for the cellphone.

"We need paramedics. Stat. A young female severely beaten, evident head wound." She said in her walkie talkie quickly. She put her gun back in her her holder and neared the woman.

"Ma'am can you hear me? What's your name?"

The woman responded slowly but Detective didn't hear her and moved her ear closer to her mouth.

"Bianca Adams." She whimpers out.

4:45 pm

Charlotte POV

"I win!" Henry yelled sudden, I jumped slightly but I laughed to mask my feeling of panic. We are playing a board game ' I apologize', it's funny cause he didn't win.

"No stupid you still have a pawn all the way over there." I said as I pointed to the board, his blue plastic game piece on my side which is the color green.

"Oh shit you're right. My bad. Okay your turn draw a card." I drew a card from the shrinking deck.

"Go back one." I read off of the card, I heard Henry laugh as I moved my pawn back one space.

"Shut up." I hit is arm.

"Okay my turn. It says move 10 spaces."

"How was school?" I ask as he counted the spaces. He shrugged his shoulders.

"Meh nothing really today. I couldn't help but think about you." I but a hand on my chest in fake shock.

"You were thinking about me?" I asked in fake shock.

"Yeah you're freaking beautiful." He said his voice getting deeper, a toothy grin forming on his lips making me want to kiss him but then Ray walked in the room with a few boxes in his arms.

"Thank you." I mouthed.

"Stop undressing each other with your eyes and help me Henry." Ray said abruptly, Henry rolled his eyes.

"We wasn't even doing that. What do you need help with?" He sighed out.

"I need you to help me move the boxes from the closet to the storage room , there are 3 boxes left in the room." He said before he walked the the storage room.

"I'll be right back."

"You done with the game?"

"Yeah you can put it up." He said before he disappeared in the hallway. I put the pieces and cards back in the box, and put it on the table. I smiled softly as the memory of last night, it kept playing over and over in my head. I laughed quietly.

"What are you laughing about?" Ray asks when he walked backed from the room to grab another box.

"Nothing." I said as I hid my grin by looking at my phone.

"I think you're lying…" He said mockingly.

"I'm not Ray." I walked back to my room, I wish I could go back home but I know it's a risk going back to the first place he'd look. And I need more clothes instead of wearing Henry's. Hopefully he can go to my house to get some stuff, by the time Henry came back I was dozing off.

"Hey Charlotte. I have the last of your medicine."

"Really? I didn't know it was time to take it. Thank you." I said before I Swallowed the last pill.

"You're welcome." He was about to walk out of my room.

"Hey Henry. Can you do a favor for me?" He stopped and turned around leaning on the door frame.

"Sure what is it?"

" I need some things from my house I was wondering if you can get them for me?"

"Yeah definitely I can! What you trying to get?"

"I'll send you a list."

"Okay cool. I'll be right back." He turned around to leave.

"Wait…" I walked up to him and pecked his lips.

"Be careful Henry." I muttered in his shoulder.

"I will sweets. I'll let you know when I'm done." He kissed my forehead and walked out of my room. Oh god I hope he doesn't find anything embarrassing in my room. God that will suck if he finds something.

Henry's POV

5:00pm

When I got the text from her the list was like 30 items. I know I can't be here too long so I gotta be quick. I started in her bathroom. I got the body wash,face soap her hair moisturizer, conditioner and shampoo. I was looking for her hairbrush I looked under the sink instead of finding a brush I found 2 letters addressed to me I tucked the letters in my pocket. I eventually found the brush I put it in the backpack.

I moved across the hallway to her room, I entered her large room it was bigger than my room. It was empty like no one lived here for weeks there was no clutter or loose shoes or socks. Charlotte wasn't messy but she wasn't a neat freak, I moved to her walk-in closet I grabbed several shirts and jeans. Various colors of hoodies and sweatpants, I took a few pair of shoes. I moved to her dresser that was outside her closet to grab her underwear and bras, I'm no creep. Once I was done with that, I grabbed her 2 pillows off her bed. Which she wanted for some reason. I grabbed another duffel bag on her closet so I can put her pillow and blanket, I moved a few things to reach the duffel bag and under the bag there is a purple shoe box. My curious ass opens the box and I find a ton of pictures of me and her dating back to when we were 13 when she got her first camera. My smile got wider as I looked at all the pictures of me and her. I reached the bottom of the box and it was the first picture me, Charlotte and Jasper at the park we met. I turned it around on the back it said 'best day ever!' Scribbled on there with young handwriting. I put the pictures back in the box and carefully slid them back in its original spot.

I glanced at my watch and realized I've been sitting here looking at these pictures for 10 minutes. I quickly turn off all the lights up stairs and make my way downstairs. I locked the front door and I made my way to my car. I felt my phone vibrate.

Queen: are you okay?

Me: Yeah I'm about to go to my car now.

After I sent that text message I was stunned, fear crawling up my throat. I stopped in my tracks , there was a giant crack on my windshield and several scratches on the glass. There was a rock and a piece of paper taped on it I took a picture of the scene and I carefully dislodged the rock from my windshield I opened the paper it reads:

'I know you know where Charlotte is. This is a warning for you, this incident is little compared to what I can really do.

Sincerely,

Jasper'

I crumpled up the paper and put it in my pocket. I quickly unlocked my car and put the bags in the passenger seat. And drove off.

I felt uneasy after I left her house. Shit fuck im screwed my dad is going to kill me, maybe Ray can fix it before I go home. Hopefully. I pull up at the shop and grab her bags, and enter the store. I was greeted with a concern looking face from Charlotte,

"Are you okay? You didn't respond."

"Yeah I'm fine. My car isn't. Jasper threw a rock at my windshield and said it was a warning. Here's the note he gave me." I reach in my pocket and unfolded the paper. She grabbed it and read it,

"Oh my god. I'm so sorry he did that to your car, he knew where you were. What if he tries to hurt you?"

"Charlotte it's not your fault that he did that. He can't get to me sweetie. My car isn't that bad anyway I'll just get it fixed before my dad finds out." I pulled her into a hug. Then I pulled away.

"Oh. I got your stuff. I hope you liked what I picked." I said with a grin. I grabbed her bags and walked to the couch. The icky feeling of fear in the pit of my stomach faded away as I told her what I picked for her.

End of chapter 15…