[It was hard to keep himself steady so he could speak of it, surprisingly so much harder than admitting things that Reid had figured out on his own. He had to own up to this, he had to say it himself.]
She... she had a brother. He hated me and somehow he knew who and what I was. He blamed me for her death and he and his friends tricked me.
I trusted him and he must've slipped me something. I got drowsy and he offered to help me home but he just ended up taking me to where his friends were waiting and they jumped me.
[He closed his eyes, breathing coming out in heavy rasps as he neared the peak of this story.]
Next thing I know I'm tied up in a warehouse. They beat me within a inch of my life. [His voice shook a little.] A-and they left me to go get the cops but...