Chapter 42. Fate

Anna stood there as the water ran, her heart feeling heavy and her throat feeling like it had been closed up by cement. She locked eyes with the blonde girl and smiled sadly as she nodded, more tears filling her eyes, but she fought them back. 

“Are you okay?” The girl quickly washed her hands grabbed a paper towel and dried them off before coming right back to Anna. “We can go to the police together.” 

“They won’t—” Her voice broke for a second and then she gathered herself before continuing, “They won’t believe us. We have no proof.” 

“You said there was a note, right?” 

“Yes,” Anna replied. “There was, even my boyfriend saw it. I’m not crazy.” The tears she was fighting back fell freely and she quickly wiped them away. She did not want to appear weak. And she was the type of person who hated when others saw her cry. 

The girl held her hands as a way to comfort her before saying, “You’re not crazy. No one is saying that. And if anyon