Chair Massage & Chaos by Jenn Cowan

Author:Jenn Cowan [Cowan, Jenn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JRC Press
Published: 2019-03-17T22:00:00+00:00

13

“Travis is in jail!” I stare in horror at my father. I never thought I’d hear those words… ever.

“Just to cool off,” my dad assures me. “The captain thought he needed a safe place to get his act together. Brooklyn’s threatening to press charges so this is to keep her happy as well.”

“Press charges for what? She tripped over her own two feet. I saw it.” I silently scold myself for taking those teenagers phones. If I hadn’t, they would have caught the whole thing on video and we wouldn’t be having this conversation.

“According to Brooklyn, Travis grabbed her arm and yanked her back.”

I scoff. “He did no such thing. She turned to walk away and tripped over her own two feet. Travis clasped her arm to keep her from falling to the ground.” I pause and mutter, “He should have just let her fall.”

My father smirks.

I sigh. “The whole town saw it. Why isn’t anyone standing up for him?”

My father shakes his head. “The town is torn. Everyone is saying they didn’t see anything so they don’t have to choose sides. It’s Travis’s word against Brooklyn’s.”

I open my mouth to protest because I gave my statement about what happened, but the police are discounting my statement because Travis and I are “close”, whatever that means.

My father holds up a hand to stop me. “I know you gave your statement, Autumn. Things are a little chaotic right now. No one knows who or what to believe. The town is torn between Travis and Brooklyn. No one wants to believe Cat attacked Jana, but the evidence shows otherwise.”

I rub my temples and check my phone. It’s almost ten o’clock. All of my calls and texts to Abby have gone unanswered. Even my own mother is ghosting me. My father is remaining neutral, but I think he’s taking my mother’s side without actually saying he’s on her side.

“Let me take you home, Autumn. Tomorrow’s Christmas. Your mother will have your favorite vegan cinnamon rolls for breakfast.” My father stands and holds out his hand.

It’s tempting, especially the thought of cinnamon rolls for breakfast and sitting by the Christmas tree opening presents with my parents, but I can’t. Cat’s here. She’s going to spend Christmas in jail. Not to mention, Travis is in jail. There’s also no way I can go home and face my mother after earlier. Staying the night in the plastic chairs in the police station seems like a much better option. “You go. I’m going to wait until Cat gets to go home. Why hasn’t Travis posted bail?”

“Technically, she hasn’t been charged with anything yet. They’re waiting for Jana to wake-up so they can get her statement.”

I frown. “So why are they keeping her?”

“Brooklyn’s out for blood. Cat’s safer here and so is Travis.” He sighs and rubs his eyes. “We need to hurry up and solve this case, but first, we need sleep.” He motions for me to get up.

I bite my lip.

“Cat’s sleeping. She probably won’t be up anytime soon.

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