It had been a year since the day I was told my boyfriend had died in a plane crash. Even though it had been an internet relatioship, and I had never actually met him in person, I loved him more than anybody else. His name was Josh, and my heart belonged to him.
Since then I had been concentrating on my school work. I was 18 years old and a week away from graduating highschool, top of my class. I never went to parties, or anything like that. I had always been the good girl, never one to cause trouble. Josh was the only man in the world that had ever thought I was pretty. He had been my only boyfriend. I was going to give my virginity to him.
I was walking home from the park, at about 10 at night. I had gone to take pictures of the moon, and the stars. All of a sudden red lights flashed and a short siren went off from behind me. I turned around and saw a police car pulling up along side of me.
I took in a deep unsteady breath as a male officer, that looked to be in his mid-thirties, got out of the driver side and walked over to where I was standing.
"Miss, are you aware that it is past curfew?" he asked as he shone his flashlight on me.
"I'm 18 officer," I managed to say without having a heart attack. This had been my first encounter with a police officer.
"May I see some id please?" he asked in an impatient tone.
I nodded my head as I started to dig through my purse. I finally found it and pulled it out, handing it to him.
He stared at it for a few seconds and then said, "Come on, I'll give you a ride home." He opened the back door and waited for me to get in.
I got into the car without a second thought.
"I'm sorry, I can't let you ride in the front." he said as he got into the drivers seat and closed the door.
"It's alright, " I said quietly. I smiled as I thought about the heart attack my parents would have when I arrived home in a cop car.
"I have to make a quick stop at a friend's house to drop him off a package is that alright?" he asked as he started to drive.
"Sure," I said as I stared out the window. If only I had known what he really had planned for me...
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