Sarah felt a rush of cold air as she opened her apartment door. She rolled her eyes as she turned the heat up and fussed. “I don’t understand why you insist on turning the heat off when we’re not home.”295Please respect copyright.PENANA3kjbCQCpeR
Chris briskly walked into their apartment carrying a duffel bag on his shoulder and dragging a roll-on suitcase behind him. “What are you fussing about?” 295Please respect copyright.PENANAVQuzJeiQAu
“Excuse you?” Sarah said taking her coat off and turning to face her husband. 295Please respect copyright.PENANA7DkCNG7P0h
“We’ve haven’t been home even five minutes yet and you’ve complained about something.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAN21mXp3swG
Sarah huffed then replied, “All I said was why do you turn the heat down when we leave?”295Please respect copyright.PENANAiQ3gzKWgHy
“It saves us money.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAPxWKGmvSYR
“You know how much I dislike the cold.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAB14Ysxq96b
“I’ll try to remember for next time.” 295Please respect copyright.PENANAry5pnm7JuZ
Sarah walked into the kitchen and started the kettle. She opened the blinds and marveled at the falling snow as it seemed to cast a shadow over the city’s tall buildings.295Please respect copyright.PENANAKz2WG1J7GS
“Honey, can you hand me the bag of chips from the cabinet?” 295Please respect copyright.PENANAz1LLSWf83o
Sarah opened the cabinet and was surprised at the scarcity of it. “I’m gonna run to the store and pick up some food.” She said as she handed her husband the bag of chips.295Please respect copyright.PENANATuc7IOTUxO
“Why don’t you stay at home. I mean-” 295Please respect copyright.PENANAdvStFLjJrq
“I’m a grown woman. I can leave whenever I please.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAwOZdJAbZFK
“I just think we’ve had a few long days of vacation and travel. Plus with your sister coming by. Some rest will do you some good.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAdxD2UvB4XG
“I’ll be fine.” 295Please respect copyright.PENANAi4DkYs6H7H
Sarah slipped on her coat and placed her wallet into a pocket on the inside of her coat. “Do you have anything in mind that you want me to pick up?”295Please respect copyright.PENANAkMQZ2Hv302
“No, but if you insist on going I’m heading out with you.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAOO6pnNLd0a
“You have paperwork to catch up on right? And Chris…” Sarah paused and gripped the doorknob of the apartment door then continued “Don’t wait up for me.” Sarah scoffed then slammed the front door. 295Please respect copyright.PENANAdfz3wKetxC
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Sarah glanced at her phone to make sure that the train was on the way. 295Please respect copyright.PENANA0xVkF7HHWk
“Cold day isn’t it?” 295Please respect copyright.PENANApgs2H9b5wg
Sarah turned to the side as a man in a bright red jacket stood beside her. “Yes, it is.” Sarah then turned back to her phone and browsed through her photos. 295Please respect copyright.PENANAJEqi1vLllk
“You’re very photogenic.”295Please respect copyright.PENANA41y2EeKCF9
“Uh…thanks,” Sarah replied then took a few steps away from the man. 295Please respect copyright.PENANA0AK6xhgNYM
“Where are you going sweet cheeks?”295Please respect copyright.PENANAODEsumgPlB
Sarah frowned as she sighed in relief as the train pulled into the station. She stepped onto the train and sat down at a seat near a window. She then squinted at the reflection as she noticed the man with the red jacket walking over to her. Sarah attempted to place her purse in the spot to block the man, but she wasn’t quick enough. 295Please respect copyright.PENANAk2wuOOkyAy
“Why did you leave?” The man sat close to Sarah.295Please respect copyright.PENANABnhjthh0jT
She could smell the alcohol on his breath and it seemed to seep from his clothing. “ Can you go away?” She then shifted her body closer to the window.295Please respect copyright.PENANA14RcqtMCuW
“I didn’t do anything wrong?”295Please respect copyright.PENANA3GQkHIWjbZ
“Just go please.” Sarah swept her eyes across the train and she was upset that no one was on the train except for them.295Please respect copyright.PENANAbOIiXbFfDa
“I just told you, lady, I’m not doing anything wrong. A little attention from a man won’t hurt you.”295Please respect copyright.PENANA8iVB2Mj4It
“Leave me be!” Sarah raised her voice.295Please respect copyright.PENANAm3xzXQoRxZ
“Come on. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” 295Please respect copyright.PENANAIAb12l8yNY
She felt the man’s hands grasp her shoulders. She pushed him away and he grabbed her wrists. “Stop let me go!” Sarah yelled as she was trapped between the window and the man. 295Please respect copyright.PENANAqVctETJmmd
She didn’t notice as the train had pulled into the next station. A passenger went onto their side of the train. “If you don’t let go of her right now I will knock you out until next week.” 295Please respect copyright.PENANA2QEItdPuzM
Sarah recognized the voice but didn’t dare look up as she focused on the man’s grip on her wrists. Sarah yelled as the pain worsened. Her hands began to feel numb. She pulled and twisted to try and get away. 295Please respect copyright.PENANARhaXMHenBr
The man who was holding onto her was abruptly yanked away from her and pulled onto the ground. Sarah watched as the man was then handcuffed.295Please respect copyright.PENANAPoKzVBZNU5
“Who is he?” the man who just helped Sarah questioned.295Please respect copyright.PENANAeEoCcCnthp
“Yeah. Who are you?” Sarah questioned as well as her wrists throbbed with pain. She finally looked up at the man who just rescued her. “David…What are you doing here?” Sarah stuttered as her eyes widened in shock. 295Please respect copyright.PENANAJjwr6VZJVQ
“Going to the precinct and decided to not drive because I don’t want to get stuck in the snow. Why are you here?” David said as he sat the suspect in a seat parallel to Sarah. 295Please respect copyright.PENANAzbGnGbvJK1
“We don’t have any groceries so I was on my way to pick up some.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAXH4ETtxH1K
“I’m surprised Chris didn’t come with you.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAprc386Gu80
“He offered. I needed time to decompress and wind down.”295Please respect copyright.PENANA99fubSdyrc
“Decompress? You both just got back from vacation.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAbG0QocSfPL
“I know…” 295Please respect copyright.PENANAIJKN7ta1Ue
Sarah stayed silent. She didn’t want to spill all her marital problems to her brother. She listened as David then called the precinct to meet them at the next train stop. 295Please respect copyright.PENANAb7pHhF9fKE
“That man.” Sarah pointed to him. “He just started talking to me and he followed me onto the train.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAfHPnssaJmi
“I know you want me!” The man yelled viscously at Sarah. 295Please respect copyright.PENANANKqF8FzxvU
David stood up and dragged the man closer to the train doors and said to him “If you move an inch there will be a problem.” 295Please respect copyright.PENANAAKFGyBlugH
Sarah was relieved when the train finally pulled into the next stop. She watched as David quickly handed the suspect over to Detective Adam and Detective Jake who were waiting nearby. She stepped off the train making sure to mind the gap between the train and the platform. 295Please respect copyright.PENANArNEagS02NL
“I’ll go with you to the grocery store. Let me just talk to Captain Arie about what happened.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAeUIFKl4hKs
“I’ll be alright.” 295Please respect copyright.PENANA5SHOBlxZN6
“It doesn’t matter if you want me to or not. I’m joining you.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAy2HAxwPhSJ
“David?” Detective Adam called out.295Please respect copyright.PENANAorEBRFrnkp
“Yeah.” 295Please respect copyright.PENANABeVmYmDmm2
“He has the same tattoo as the others.”295Please respect copyright.PENANA4w8xxToDlB
“What?” Sarah said as she began to pace and continued mostly to herself “How do they know where I am? Where I’m going and who I’m with?”295Please respect copyright.PENANAGrLbMdY2uW
“What’s your name, sir?” David questioned.295Please respect copyright.PENANAl4Zylr1Len
“I’m not saying a word.” 295Please respect copyright.PENANAJVuXpZ1gyb
“I can keep on adding more charges.”295Please respect copyright.PENANANjVuulO50N
“Like what?”295Please respect copyright.PENANA5YgI93rqTg
“Resisting arrest.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAHNRNonZP3x
“I wasn’t resisting.”295Please respect copyright.PENANANP5auJpYMl
“I told you to let go of her multiple times and you didn’t comply with my orders.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAfHJnH5CaPs
“Alright, alright. My name is Eric Redway.”295Please respect copyright.PENANAQSJQ2ACxpW
Sarah shook her head then she leaned against the bright pink wall and closed her eyes. She couldn’t believe this was all happening to her.295Please respect copyright.PENANAWadBuO4HPN