“One of the security guards told me that I was in danger,” I said, still looking at the camera. “That someone tried to hurt me. So despite them and all this fancy equipment, I still got hurt. Which means I’m still in danger.”
“You’re safe here. Trust me, if you leave, you’re putting yourself at a much greater risk.”
“Of what?”Tell me. Someone fucking tell me what’s going on.
“I promised James I wouldn’t say anything, but keeping you in the dark is clearly not helping anyone. Someone tried to kill you. We know who did it, and there’s a warrant out for his arrest, but the police haven’t caught him yet. Everyone’s worried he’s going to come after you again. That’s why you have to stay here, where it’s safe.”
Safe?If I stayed here, I was a sitting duck. If I was a murderer, the first place I’d look for a victim was her home. How naïve was everyone?
“Trust me, Penny.”
I stared at her. And suddenly all I saw were all the things that were different from the Melissa I remembered. She was a complete stranger.Trust her?I didn’t know her.
