Jump Street - Next Victim

[Jacky]

"Yeah, I'd like that." Tom agreed. Of course, it only took a phonecall to the centre to find out whether Stacey and Sera were doing alright. But in this case he'd rather hear it from Stacey herself. She had opened up to him with some secrets she had told nobody else, so he knew she was good at keeping up appearances. A letter would be the only thing he'd trust to be truthful by now.
So he was glad she said she'd write.

Besides... With all the complications that had risen during this case, he really wanted these two to end up alright.

Tom gave Sera a tight hug when she came over to say goodbye. "Take care, kay?"

"Yeah." Sera smiled, "You too. Thanks, Tom."

When all the goodbyes had been said, Tom fished his carkeys out of his pocket again. "Ready to go?" He asked Doug.

[Jacksblackpearl]

"ready when you are" Doug smirked and closed his jacket. "Take care, girls" he said and walked out of the room, waiting for Tom to follow him

(1 year skip? LOVE the avvy btw *cuddles Tom* )

[Jacky]

(Ah, I love it too haha, it was about time for some 21JS tribute in my sig/av combination. A one year timeskip is a good idea, what do we wanna do? Letter or what? )

[Jacksblackpearl]

Officer Tom Hanson
21 Jumpstreet

Dear Tom,

As I promised about a year ago, here's a letter from yours truely. I have to admit that it is quite odd writing you now. I thought, when I made the promise, that I'd write sooner. Things have been pretty hectic though, and it wasn't until last week that I scedualed writing you a letter.

Since Sera and I have been admitted to the women care centre we have followed a programm that helps girls such as ourselves to rehabilitate into society. It isn't as scary as it sounds, trust me. We've had to join a group of about 8 girls who all had similar backgrounds. We went to therapy three times a week. At first it seemed quite overwhelming, I mean.. we had to talk about all our problems in front of these unfamiliar people. It took me a while to realise that the others must have felt exactly the same.
With every groupsession we had to tell a little bit more of our story, everyone during the same session, so no-one would have to jump into the deep dark blue by herself. It feels odd to write this, but I felt much better to hear stories of others who had been in the same situation as me. I know you once said that I wasn't the only one, but it still felt that way. Now I know that there are people who I can relate to, and talk to. They've been a great help during my rehabilitation. Though, most of the help had to come from within. I had to dig deep inside of myself to find a piece of the old Stacey back. She was quite a lost scared girl before she came here, dressed up under a bad attitude and too many layers of filthy clothing... I know I have you to thank for all of this Tom, you and Doug, and I can't tell or write you often enough to say how much that meant to me. Without you i'd never get the help I needed, I would never be able to deal with my past properly and focus on a new future...

That future is going to look quite bright from now on. Even though I may not ever forget or get over what my stepfather did to me, I can certainly give it a place where it can rest in peace. You told me about the oppertunity to prosecute my stepfather, and to be honest I had been giving it a lot ot thought in the first months I lived here. Now I know that he doesn't have the right to influence my life again, justice would only feel good for a little while until the bad memories come back again. I'd rather put it behind me, close that chapter of my life and concentrate on what is really important. When this programm is over (according to my mentors I am ready to cut down to one session a week in a month!) I can concentrate on what will keep me busy for the rest of my life, my education. Since we've been here we had to catch up on basic first year high school stuff. We were taught at the centre, until we passed the exams we had to take in order to get back into high school. I am glad to tell you that I've been back at high school for about three months now, and I am a straight A student. Sera on the other hand is more of a C kinda girl, she found something which was just as interesting as school...she has a boyfriend! Day in day out she keeps talking about Joshua (thats his name) and how great he is. He is nice but I wouldn't want to cut back on my education for a guy. I don't think I'd let anything get in the way of preparing for a career, my interests lie with becoming a teacher right now. How great would it be to share knowledge with young minds ?

It is weird to know that I can make future plans now. More than a year ago I wouldn't even think beyond the next day to come. All of that changed because you helped us out. As cheezy as it might sound.. without you we would still be on the street, living in hell. Your idea of bringing us to this centre was one of the best ideas ever and I'm forever in your debt. I keep telling Sera that it seems as if you were an angel, sent to help us out at the right time and place. I'll never forget what you did for us, it might have been 'just another case' for you, but it meant the world to us.

Seeing as this letter has been going on for quite a while now I think I'll stop here and let you go back to your work. Saving people's lives, cause that's what you're good at. I wish you all the best in life, Tom, and I hope we'll meet again some day (if only to show off how well I'm doing now ). Take care and give Doug a hug for me.

Yours Faithfully,
Stacey Whithaker