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coffee filled the air. We grabbed a table by the window, an

d, her voice low. I nodded toward the car, and she turned to look. "That

ed," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. Sarah's eyes locke

ghing as they sipped their coffee. But I couldn't shake the feeling that we wer

ut to put a reassuring hand on my arm. "Hey, it's o

ly were safe. The stranger in the black sedan seemed to have vanished

rmth of Sarah's hand on my arm. We had each othe

lp but think about the mysterious stra

. "Hey, let's focus on the case," she said, her voice low

right – we couldn't let fear and uncertainty hold us

over the evidence and searching for any leads. The hours

call it a day. We packed up our things and hea

m of crickets and the occasional passing car. We walk

igure standing in the shadows. My heart skipped a beat

whispered, her eyes

anticipation. "It's him," I whispered, trying to k

ok a step forward, her fists clenched. "What does

ood there, watching us with an unnerving intensity.

deliberate. "You're getting close," he said, his voice

s glance. What did he mean? Wha

e stranger repeated, his voice low and

t are you talking about?" ( The stranger smiled, a thin, mirthless smile. "You'll

ppearing into the darkness. Sarah and I sto

ant hum of crickets and the occasional passing car. T

anning the darkness as if searching for answ

need to be careful. He seemed... menacing.". Sarah nodded, her eyes locked on mine. "I agree,"

press in around us. I couldn't shake the feeling that we were being

r, half-expecting to see the stranger's car following us. But the

to our motel. We were both lost in our own thoug

r tucked under the windshield wiper of my car. I got out to investi

simple, just two

ead the words. Who was behind this? And

s widened in alarm. "This is getting seriou

ying with fire, and it was only a m

y signs of tampering or surveillance. But as we searched,

me feel claustrophobic and anxious. I knew we had

ut a reassuring hand on my arm. "Let's get out of here," s

We quickly gathered our things and headed back to