Chapter 69: Why Not?
"I fail to understand officer! Why are you not registering my complaint."
The officer looked down at Nora with a frown and shook his head," It is because it’s clear it is a prank! Look, miss, I’ve already explained to you that this must be a prank. It is quite common for seniors to have some fun with freshmen. Earlier, they were notes and now they are messages. But none of this is threatening. Also, we cannot do anything about the messages as they were sent from a burner phone number."
And anyone who knows you is bound to know where you work so there is nothing to prove that the person is stalking you or even trying to harass you. I would advise you to stop taking things so seriously and ignore it like the prank it is."
"It is not a prank! It is stalking plain and simple! Did I not tell you about the desk incident in the classroom? That is plain abuse! Why are you..."
"Miss Williams, if you are so sure that it is stalking, then why don’t you investigate it yourself? We’ve already contacted the university and they have denied that it was directed at you. There were similar instances in other classrooms as well! So unless you are firm in the belief that the words Wh*re and sl*t were directed at you, please stop insisting on this! I think I have been around here longer than you have been born and know a crime when I see one! So please leave as we have ’real’ crimes to solve. And next time come with concrete evidence."
Nora felt her frustration boil over. She was tempted to create a scene but did not want to attract too much attention. The stalker must already be aware that she was here and possibly that the police was not registering a complaint. It made her worried even more.
All through the night, she had tried to talk to herself to be brave her fear battling with resolve. Come what may she was not going to cower and let that stalker dictate her life. With a resolute spirit, she’d blocked the number from which the messages had been sent and walked with renewed hope that this time the police would not be so complacent.
As she trudged out of the police station, Nora wondered if she should hire a private investigator or a security guard.. If there was someone around her, maybe things could be controlled and that person would not approach her and harass her. She’d barely stepped out of the police station when an officer approached her.