"Hello this is Agent Melissa Rossi."
"Hello Agent Rossi, we have a Sarah Rodriguez on the other line, she says she knows you?"
"Yes put her through. Any of her calls put through right away."
"Yes Agent."
Sarah had been my best friend for as long as I could remember. She and her family lived next door to my mother and I and the rest is history. Plus, she was one of the only people who knew where I was.
That's when I heard the click of the two lines connecting.
"Hello this is Agent Melissa Rossi."
"Lis! Oh my God! I am so glad I got a hold of you." Her voice sounded panicked and nervous.
"Sarah what's wrong?"
"It's this guy that's been following me for the past few weeks. First he started showing up everywhere I was at the same time, then he started driving by the house, then he showed up to where I work asking people about me. Then he starts leaving me gifts, like flowers and chocolates."
"Okay Sarah, hold on." I grabbed a pad of paper and a pen and had Sarah repeat everything she just told me.
"Alright, what did you do with the gifts he left you?"
"Well I threw them away."
"Okay good. Sarah are you sure it's not one of Matt's friends playing a prank on you?"
"No. I mentioned it to him, and he talked to his friends, and said if it was any of them, to stop. But it didn't. And when Matt tells them to do something or stop something, they always listen."
Matt, Sarah's fiancé, had some buddies that enjoyed pranking Sarah.
"Did Matt tell you to contact the authorities?"
"Yes, and when I did, they told me this wasn't serious enough for them. That's why I called you."
"Alright. Let me run this by David and see what I can do. I'll call you back when I have answer."
"Thank you so much Lis! I knew I could count on you."
I hung up, grabbed my notes and made my way to David's office, knocking on the door impatiently.
"Come in."
I quickly entered, closing the door behind me.
"Melissa, hello. How are you today?"
"David you drove me to work."
"Right. You sound worried. What's up?"
"Do you remember Sarah Rodriguez?"
"Your best friend and your neighbor? How could I forget her? She always got you to sneak out and stay out past your curfew."
"Right. Anyways, she just called me telling me about a strange man, whose been following her everywhere, and now even leaving her gifts."
"Has she called local authorities?"
"She has, but they told her the case wasn't serious enough for them to take the case. Which is why she called me."
"Okay, well if she wants us to go down, you will need to talk to Hotch."
"See, I was kinda hoping you would."
"Melissa."
"David, you've worked with him longer, you know him better. Plus he scares me!"
"Melissa, you need to talk to him yourself. She's your friend."
"Fine."