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.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1qmnN5zxE
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?” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2aNWDtfQ5
“Excuse you?” Sarah said taking her coat off and turning to face her husband. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jIoOIZaNH
“We’ve haven’t been home even five minutes yet and you’ve complained about something.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01j5YhxUAR
Sarah huffed then replied, “All I said was why do you turn the heat down when we leave?”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AhinARL1R
“It saves us money.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjV3lPoalO
“You know how much I dislike the cold.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD928IxRpOA
“I’ll try to remember for next time.” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiphb62SdxD
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.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVql0SSxsrK
“Honey, can you hand me the bag of chips from the cabinet?” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDxgFxKVkm
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.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBoJTSotua
“Why don’t you stay at home. I mean-” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMXFHZGPRd
“I’m a grown woman. I can leave whenever I please.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2gFmDnyDF
“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.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCDxklSoBH
“I’ll be fine.” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejcaFvkZvR
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?”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8Gq5sxM6L
“No, but if you insist on going I’m heading out with you.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFliPwpixZ
“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. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVt6bID9eVl
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Sarah glanced at her phone to make sure that the train was on the way. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxElYKSZF3
“Cold day isn’t it?” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10q12i62nV
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. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PiIxR8bwP
“You’re very photogenic.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFocBCiUZJw
“Uh…thanks,” Sarah replied then took a few steps away from the man. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM6JCaYVMK
“Where are you going sweet cheeks?”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIdBvMKFXt
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. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxNc1hoPuO
“Why did you leave?” The man sat close to Sarah.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bGmZjHa77
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.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdjq7tWVeO
“I didn’t do anything wrong?”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZfHtOFRVP
“Just go please.” Sarah swept her eyes across the train and she was upset that no one was on the train except for them.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1eCfc7vbz
“I just told you, lady, I’m not doing anything wrong. A little attention from a man won’t hurt you.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk1TDJljZd
“Leave me be!” Sarah raised her voice.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCZlPMu4lk
“Come on. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVWUNTjGd1
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. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXh7bvb8uWQ
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.” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FghCNm1xl
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. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSIkngR5Y8
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.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HqSiqgQoz
“Who is he?” the man who just helped Sarah questioned.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aFvMfVBMB
“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. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNosgg1P1f
“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. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIsTwXmgsg
“We don’t have any groceries so I was on my way to pick up some.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrTAUNxond
“I’m surprised Chris didn’t come with you.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6iy2VZCIM
“He offered. I needed time to decompress and wind down.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIQzuA2SFP
“Decompress? You both just got back from vacation.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfjacu9c0u
“I know…” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RTDXln8Fu
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. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2yfloJM3G
“That man.” Sarah pointed to him. “He just started talking to me and he followed me onto the train.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6yHNtoTmL
“I know you want me!” The man yelled viscously at Sarah. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpG31QjTbtr
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.” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFTVvEVOMk
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. 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbqljMp758
“I’ll go with you to the grocery store. Let me just talk to Captain Arie about what happened.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7r4RE2VxCZ
“I’ll be alright.” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxgnHFXl1u
“It doesn’t matter if you want me to or not. I’m joining you.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9HlusJKNx
“David?” Detective Adam called out.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRXWppORV3
“Yeah.” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9CAKDNNfU
“He has the same tattoo as the others.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5Rvjc90C8
“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?”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTde4TpJ2M
“What’s your name, sir?” David questioned.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcO9Gjp8q53
“I’m not saying a word.” 324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6HcgSzbNg
“I can keep on adding more charges.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4wzGg56tw
“Like what?”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqFMYFYhkh
“Resisting arrest.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJ3Sb75LG7
“I wasn’t resisting.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp062HRaN4N
“I told you to let go of her multiple times and you didn’t comply with my orders.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBQiMRZzDr
“Alright, alright. My name is Eric Redway.”324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2QlWZE4Ph
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.324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2pD9VsRxv
