Page 52 of Shadowing Charlotte
Oh Charlotte
Little Lottie
You can't ignore me forever.
You and I
Need to have a little talk
Come on
We were together for a year
Doesn't that mean anything?
Charlotte?
Answer me!
Fucking bitch
Adam had texted me almost back-to-back. Even through the phone, I could feel the way his messages had grown angrier, more hysterical. I swallowed the thick, sour lump in my throat when the next message came in—a picture of him standing in my bedroom.
This time, I didn't hesitate, doing what I should have done weeks before. I called the police and explained everything, including the fact that he'd just broken into my home. Twenty minutes later, just before I had to clock in from lunch, an officer arrived to take my statement.
Officer Stevenson listened attentively as I repeated what I had told their dispatch. He took notes, occasionally asking me a question. When we were finally finished, he took a call and then informed me that the lock of the front door had been tampered with, but no one had been found in the residence.
"I promise you, we're going to look into this, Miss Emmerson," he assured me with a nod, handing me his card.
The moment he was gone, I called Alexander.
"Everything okay?" he asked immediately. "There's been a patrol car parked outside Hewart for nearly an hour."
"Everything is okay, for now. They were here for me."
"Charlotte—"
"Adam broke into the house," I informed him, cutting off his worried remark.
"How do you know that?" he asked.
"He sent me a picture of himself standing in my bedroom."
"I thought you blocked him." Lex's tone had gone cold.
"I did!" I replied. "He texted me from some random number!"
"Block that one, too, baby," Alexander's voice was filled with concern. "Don't engage with him, okay?"
"Okay," I whispered anxiously into the phone. "I love you…" I added softly.
"I love you too, princess. I'll pick you up at five."
I hung up and sat back in my chair, exhaling a heavy sigh. My phone vibrated again.
Wrong fucking choice.
You're going to regret that, Lottie.
