Victoria is safe

The three girls went down and sat in the living room where Victoria was also sitting, hunched over with a blanket wrapped around her. David and Joyce sat down next to them and began to explain. “Jefferson has been taken in to custody. We don’t expect any of you to testify against him,” David said. “We have enough evidence to bring him in for life.”

“But would a testimony help?” Rachel asked.

“I’m not sure,” David said. “He might argue you were on ****. And I don’t want him trying to tear you apart. I don’t think it’s needed. Besides. He’ll also be facing trial for… the other girls that OD’d because of him. He won’t get away with any of it.”

“Wait,” Chloe said. “Nathan… Nathan is…”

“Nathan is alive,” David said. “He’s in critical condition, but he’s alive. He’s at the hospital on Main Street.”

“And Kate?” Chloe asked.

“I had been keeping surveillance on Kate to make sure she wasn’t targeted,” David said. “I had suspicions of Jefferson, but never any hard proof. Kate was helping me get as much information as she could.”

“I’m sorry I ever doubted you,” Chloe said.

David nodded. “As long as you’re all okay,” David said. “That’s all that matters.”

“Now,” Joyce said. “I want you all to relax and focus on just having fun. David and I will be out of the house dealing with all of this. Don’t get into too much trouble and remember there are security cameras in the house in case anything happens.”

“Can we invite Kate over?” Rachel asked. “She should be here with us. She deserves to know.”

David nodded and smiled. “Yeah, I’m sure she’ll appreciate that.”

Rachel nodded and called Kate.

“Also,” Joyce said. “Steph called and said she was in town with her new girlfriend Alex. You might want to call them too.”

Rachel and Chloe nodded. “Awesome,” Chloe said.

“Don’t make a mess of the house,” Joyce said.

The girls all nodded and inviter Kate, Alex, and Steph over. They waited for them to arrive before heading back upstairs with now a much bigger party.