Chapter 2 - Red Hope @ redhope.net

Sarah bit her lower lip because that meant she'd received a text message. She suspected it was her
roommate checking up on her.
Cameron picked up the phone after it stopped vibrating and she turned it over to its backside. She
dropped the black sleeve on the notebook then proceeded to remove the smartphone's battery.
Sarah silently cursed now that her phone was dismantled. She shouldn't have given it up.
"It is not safe to have it on," Cameron advised. She stowed the battery and phone in her pockets. "It has
GPS tracking."
"That was the idea," Sarah muttered under her breath. She indeed had put Google's My Latitude
application on her Blackberry so that her friends, like Kelly, could track her whereabouts.
Cameron had the laptop in her right hand but hesitated from sliding it into the black sleeve. She turned
her head to the younger woman. "You must trust me." She shoved the notebook away and collected the
various cords.
"Trust you" Sarah stared in shock at the other woman. "About what On what basis" She was
dumbfounded by Cameron's comment. "I was nearly kidnapped, but now I wonder if I'm not really
kidnapped." She pointed behind herself. "Am I suppose to trust those six guns and..." She sputtered but
pointed at the Remington. "Rifle you have there Or maybe that fake badge you were wearing earlier"
Cameron had the sealed laptop tucked under her right arm and cords in her hand. She blinked once at
Sarah then corrected, "It is a Remington 870p combat shotgun."
Sarah gawked at the other woman in pure disbelief. "You're crazy, lady!"
Cameron digested this but was not affected by it. She casually strolled past the college student and
remarked, "I have not kidnapped you. You are free to go at anytime." She picked up the book bag and
slid the notebook in there along with the cords. "However, you will be attacked again."
"Then I'll call the police... the real police," Sarah snapped back.
One by one, Cameron picked up the handguns and put them in the pack too, but she kept the last one.
While she zipped up the bag, she informed, "The police are insufficient, incompetent, and cannot track
down people who do not exist in the system. You will be killed."
Sarah shook her head a few times yet quietly asked, "How do you know"
Cameron put the gun behind her back and tucked it under her shirt. She merely responded, "Because I
know the Reese Brothers." She went to the closet and picked up her shotgun then came up to Sarah.
She stood just within Sarah's personal space. "I will not harm you and only wish to protect you."
Sarah swallowed and studied the older woman's stern features. She couldn't read Cameron's icy eyes,
but she didn't detect any mistrust either. She couldn't argue the fact that Cameron saved her earlier and
hadn't assaulted her at all.
After a long moment, Sarah hoarsely asked, "What exactly is your plan" She could tell Cameron had
one because she was so well prepared for this event.