of the officers.
He looked back at me, "Fine, Miss you can come with us to the station while we sort this out" he said waving a hand for me to come.
I begged them the whole way to the station but they just wouldn't listen, I was sitting up front with one cop while the other was sitting in the back of the van with the three guys and Blake. After we got there one guy led me to the reception where I was told to wait and someone would come and take a witness statement. My first thought was to call Clay but jeez he already hated Blake. I could call Brian but I knew he would kill me if he knew I was here and would never let me out with Blake again even if this mess wasn't his fault. I pulled out my phone and looked at it, I knew I needed Clay's help and they said I needed an adult present to make my statement and Clay was over 18, and apart from that I just needed him here with me.
I took a deep breath and dialled his number, he answered on the first ring like he was sitting there waiting for me to call and in truth he probably was. "Riley! What's happened? What's wrong?" he said, no hello or anything.
"Clay I need your help, calm down I'm fine, just listen to me ok?" I asked he took a shaky breath.
"What's up?" he asked concern colouring his voice.
"Blake's been arrested and I'm" I started but he exploded
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ARRESTED? WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?" he almost screamed I had to hold the phone further away from my ear wincing.
"Calm the hell down and listen! Some guys grabbed me and tried to force me to go with them, Blake saw and he saved me and ended up fighting in the shopping complex and then the cops came and arrested him, but he didn't do anything, well he did, he kneed one guy in the face and punched another in the chest but he was defending me I swear, but they won't listen to me! They haven't even taken my statement" I said bursting into tears again.
"Ok Riley bear its ok don't worry, I'll come down there and talk to them ok? Where are you? Downtown?" he asked concerned again.
"Yeah, on 13th" I sniffed.
"Ok I'll be there in about 15 minutes ok?" he said and I could hear the sound of his car starting up.
Clay ran in a few minutes later and I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck probably nearly choking him but he didn't complain he just rubbed my back while I sobbed onto his shirt. When I had calmed slightly he pulled back to look at me putting his forehead to mine and cupping my face in his hands.
"Ok Riley tell me the truth before I go over there and speak to the clerk, did Blake start this fight?" he asked looking into my eyes.
I sniffed "I promise, they grabbed me and he stopped them but when the cops came he was fighting so they won't listen to me" I said through my tears.
"Ok Riley bear wait over there" he said pointing to the chairs by the window.
He walked over to the desk and spoke quickly with the desk clerk, he was waving his arms around and talking quite animatedly gesturing to me but I couldn't hear what he was saying. About a minute later the desk clerk shook her head and picked up her phone, Clay stood there in silence waiting. After another couple of minutes another officer in plain clothes walked out and spoke to Clay and shook his hand, Clay nodded his head in my direction and they both started walking over to me.
I stood up as they approached. "Miss Thomas, we're ready to take your witness statement now, Mr Preston has consented to be your adult" he said nodding to a door I didn't even realise was behind me. We went in and sat down the officer turned on a little tape recorder and they started the interview. It took about 30 minutes I had to keep going over and over everything. But after that he just told us to wait back in the reception again.
"How in the hell did you do that Clay? I've been asking and asking since I got here but they wouldn't even talk to me" I said resting my head on his shoulder.
"You just have to know the right things to say that's all, I
He looked back at me, "Fine, Miss you can come with us to the station while we sort this out" he said waving a hand for me to come.
I begged them the whole way to the station but they just wouldn't listen, I was sitting up front with one cop while the other was sitting in the back of the van with the three guys and Blake. After we got there one guy led me to the reception where I was told to wait and someone would come and take a witness statement. My first thought was to call Clay but jeez he already hated Blake. I could call Brian but I knew he would kill me if he knew I was here and would never let me out with Blake again even if this mess wasn't his fault. I pulled out my phone and looked at it, I knew I needed Clay's help and they said I needed an adult present to make my statement and Clay was over 18, and apart from that I just needed him here with me.
I took a deep breath and dialled his number, he answered on the first ring like he was sitting there waiting for me to call and in truth he probably was. "Riley! What's happened? What's wrong?" he said, no hello or anything.
"Clay I need your help, calm down I'm fine, just listen to me ok?" I asked he took a shaky breath.
"What's up?" he asked concern colouring his voice.
"Blake's been arrested and I'm" I started but he exploded
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ARRESTED? WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?" he almost screamed I had to hold the phone further away from my ear wincing.
"Calm the hell down and listen! Some guys grabbed me and tried to force me to go with them, Blake saw and he saved me and ended up fighting in the shopping complex and then the cops came and arrested him, but he didn't do anything, well he did, he kneed one guy in the face and punched another in the chest but he was defending me I swear, but they won't listen to me! They haven't even taken my statement" I said bursting into tears again.
"Ok Riley bear its ok don't worry, I'll come down there and talk to them ok? Where are you? Downtown?" he asked concerned again.
"Yeah, on 13th" I sniffed.
"Ok I'll be there in about 15 minutes ok?" he said and I could hear the sound of his car starting up.
Clay ran in a few minutes later and I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck probably nearly choking him but he didn't complain he just rubbed my back while I sobbed onto his shirt. When I had calmed slightly he pulled back to look at me putting his forehead to mine and cupping my face in his hands.
"Ok Riley tell me the truth before I go over there and speak to the clerk, did Blake start this fight?" he asked looking into my eyes.
I sniffed "I promise, they grabbed me and he stopped them but when the cops came he was fighting so they won't listen to me" I said through my tears.
"Ok Riley bear wait over there" he said pointing to the chairs by the window.
He walked over to the desk and spoke quickly with the desk clerk, he was waving his arms around and talking quite animatedly gesturing to me but I couldn't hear what he was saying. About a minute later the desk clerk shook her head and picked up her phone, Clay stood there in silence waiting. After another couple of minutes another officer in plain clothes walked out and spoke to Clay and shook his hand, Clay nodded his head in my direction and they both started walking over to me.
I stood up as they approached. "Miss Thomas, we're ready to take your witness statement now, Mr Preston has consented to be your adult" he said nodding to a door I didn't even realise was behind me. We went in and sat down the officer turned on a little tape recorder and they started the interview. It took about 30 minutes I had to keep going over and over everything. But after that he just told us to wait back in the reception again.
"How in the hell did you do that Clay? I've been asking and asking since I got here but they wouldn't even talk to me" I said resting my head on his shoulder.
"You just have to know the right things to say that's all, I
Similar Books
