Free Obsession by Maya Moss

Allison.
    Monica stood up and carefully dressed in her own clothes.  She had seen the officer at the door, but she was also determined to get out of here.  She walked carefully to the door, and took a position near it, waiting for the right moment.  After a while, the officer was called to the nearby desk, and Monica used his distraction to exit the room and walk to the end of the corridor.  She was still a little dizzy from the accident, but there was no way that she was stopping now.
    She took the stairs down to the parking lot, and waited for a taxi to come her way.  The long drive to the motel she was currently staying at gave her the time to think things over, and decide about her next move.
    A new plan was already forming in her mind, and she felt the adrenaline rise in her veins.  Allison would be surprised to see how much Monica really cared for Rick, and what she was capable of doing for him.  And Rick?  Rick would finally see who really loved him.
     
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Chapter 13
    “I would never stop, I would never let you go...”  Monica’s Diary .
     
    Allison arrived at the precinct half an hour later, to find Rick waiting for her just outside it.  She gave him a warm hug.  The evidence against him having been dismissed, Rick was a free man once again.  It always surprised her how safe and happy she felt in his arms.  There was some kind of magic emanating from him, which had a lot to do with his kindness and understanding.
    Allison understood well Monica’s obsession with the guy, as she could see herself in the same position.  Surely not stalking him and his girlfriend, but wanting him back and hoping for that to happen.  She, however, did not understand Monica’s delusions and detachment from reality.  It was one thing to want someone so badly that it hurts, and completely another to stalk him and make his life a living hell.
    “I am starving,” Rick said against the soft skin of her neck.  “Let’s go eat something.”
    “I am so glad that you are out,” Allison sobbed.
    “And I am glad that you are okay, and Monica is finally behind bars,” Rick said, really hoping that this would happen.  Monica had proven to be very dangerous, and he still feared that she might find some new way to hurt them.
    “She is hurt, you know?”  Allison informed him. 
    “Did you speak with her?”  Rick waited for Allison’s confirmation, and continued, “I want you to tell me all about it.”
    They went to a small family restaurant that served excellent Italian food, and ordered some carbonara.  Allison watched him eat for a while, and then started narrating the events from today.  She knew that it was important for Rick to know everything that happened, especially after spending the last few hours in jail.
    “When you call me to say that the police are keeping you in, I get so angry that I was not thinking straight.  So, I went out with the car and started driving to all the places that I usually go.  I hoped that Monica would be out there, looking for me.  After a while, I saw her driving behind me, and called the police to let them know where she was.  Then I lured her into a side street, but I underestimated her hatred, as she did not hesitate to try and run me off the road again.”
    Allison took a break here, reliving the horror of those few seconds, when it had become obvious that Monica’s intentions were dangerous.  The woman was past the stalking period, and had escalated to physical harm.  There had been no one around to help her at that moment, and Allison had been sorry for ever taking the risk to come out and face Monica alone.
    “Anyway, I was able to return her the favor, and it was Monica’s car that crashed into the wall.  She was hurt, but not so badly, as I was expecting when I saw the blood.  The doctor said that she can leave the hospital after 24 hours.”
    “I do not want to see the woman again, but I am glad that she was not hurt very