x
I had never seen Kendall drive before. It was frightening to say the least. She was driving way too fast, but I guess given the circumstances I didn't mind it. She kept her eyes on the road the entire time, even when I fiddled with the radio. I knew she didn't know where she was going, either, I just hoped she could sense something.381Please respect copyright.PENANAdTUugCpjKI
381Please respect copyright.PENANAktvmQ6io4L
It wasn't until her phone vibrated did she say, "Can you check that?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAIlVJZ3upvi
381Please respect copyright.PENANAm4qG1cbf2F
"Sure." I nodded and reached over to pick up her phone off the dashboard. I opened it and looked at the text message. "Um, Kendall? You might want to stop driving."381Please respect copyright.PENANAvTYmUAUJNZ
381Please respect copyright.PENANAepiB970PiK
"Yeah?" she muttered, still looking at the road. "Why is that?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAfIYSbkBBnV
381Please respect copyright.PENANAxCiIiL9oVK
"Because you're cold," I said softly. When she asked me what the hell I was talking about, I said, "That's what your message says: you're cold. What's going on?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAg1c3trPrvD
381Please respect copyright.PENANA1fBdpeLbw7
"It's Seth," she said as she jerked the car to a full stop and looked at me, her golden eyes glinting in the dark. "I don't even know this asshole and he's killed my friends and taken my boyfriend."381Please respect copyright.PENANAQllksjw1gK
381Please respect copyright.PENANAFQT3IeKD3e
I rubbed my temples. "How would he know you?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAXdh5jAgnhy
381Please respect copyright.PENANAfPakcJm2aM
"I don't know," she muttered, looking at me. "Give me my phone."381Please respect copyright.PENANAQvdjTs7Jmn
381Please respect copyright.PENANAZvsZaXvlTn
I handed it to her and she dialed a number, then waited. When someone answered, she turned on the speaker phone.381Please respect copyright.PENANAvBuuRFxkTf
381Please respect copyright.PENANAFRS79axnGN
"I thought you might call. How are you, Kendall?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAC9NSe6sNUt
381Please respect copyright.PENANAYbj68JrKKG
"Fuck you," she hissed.381Please respect copyright.PENANAQNC9DeCmJc
381Please respect copyright.PENANAnKF6KlyeKp
"You might want to watch your language," said the stranger. "Is Jude there with you? I know he saw me."381Please respect copyright.PENANAHxiL7PgTcg
381Please respect copyright.PENANAHQbXmBEOS1
"Seth?" I said, glancing at Kendall. "What's this about? Why did you need information on her?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAd3eTZi6qvO
381Please respect copyright.PENANA5YOuE1hnq3
A soft chuckle filled the silence in the car. I watched Kendall shiver and close her eyes. If I knew any better, she was willing herself not to cry, because all of this was too much.381Please respect copyright.PENANAgxDP9CeQPt
381Please respect copyright.PENANAqGPlZvE5Eh
"Listen you piece of shit," I said, gripping the door handle. "If you don't tell me why you're doing this and you hurt Christian, I'm going to kill you."381Please respect copyright.PENANA0eMX0bk4CV
381Please respect copyright.PENANA83QqeJycK5
Seth spoke quietly into the phone. "Come and find me, fucker."381Please respect copyright.PENANAEhVvxiQdEP
381Please respect copyright.PENANAkmVYb8F0uK
When the dial tone sounded, Kendall started to cry. She was trembling so much that I thought she was going to drop the phone. When she didn't, when she just let out this awful wailing noise, I grabbed her hands tightly. I wanted her to look at me, to see that I was here, that I was so fucking sorry for what I did, and I would help her through this.381Please respect copyright.PENANALnp3FVVzHp
381Please respect copyright.PENANA3EVlihpeBB
"Stop," I whispered. "Stop it and look at me. Look at me, damnit! I'm real, I'm here, and we're going to be okay. We're going to save him." When I moved my hands to her faces, finally, she turned her head, her golden eyes murky.381Please respect copyright.PENANArMjCZk4AWu
381Please respect copyright.PENANAqUy8xUEvEQ
"Please," she pleaded, shaking her head. "God, I'm sorry. Just help me. I can't lose him. I can't, Jude."381Please respect copyright.PENANARIHS4b1I5x
381Please respect copyright.PENANA5wOYQuHvuE
"I know," I said, pulling her to me. She rested the side of her cheek against my chest, and if it were possible, I could feel every ounce of regret that she had.381Please respect copyright.PENANAVpMDA74AhP
381Please respect copyright.PENANAFZBDBlaPBq
When her phone vibrated against my knee, neither of us moved. Kendall didn't even seem to notice, but I did. Slowly, I picked it up and looked at the screen.381Please respect copyright.PENANAqOcqegODMq
381Please respect copyright.PENANAAwOmqBnJI1
One New Message.381Please respect copyright.PENANAA2ANYEtARF
381Please respect copyright.PENANAcNR9gg7QGX
The number wasn't one I recognized. I opened the phone. It was only a few words, but it was enough.381Please respect copyright.PENANAjEe8xjcAmR
381Please respect copyright.PENANAkHreDTZ2Wn
732 Wicker Road.381Please respect copyright.PENANAKXuLRA5x8t
381Please respect copyright.PENANA3wcD3VsByg
No cops.381Please respect copyright.PENANAkGsySXTZg6
381Please respect copyright.PENANAktvmQ6io4L
It wasn't until her phone vibrated did she say, "Can you check that?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAIlVJZ3upvi
381Please respect copyright.PENANAm4qG1cbf2F
"Sure." I nodded and reached over to pick up her phone off the dashboard. I opened it and looked at the text message. "Um, Kendall? You might want to stop driving."381Please respect copyright.PENANAvTYmUAUJNZ
381Please respect copyright.PENANAepiB970PiK
"Yeah?" she muttered, still looking at the road. "Why is that?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAfIYSbkBBnV
381Please respect copyright.PENANAxCiIiL9oVK
"Because you're cold," I said softly. When she asked me what the hell I was talking about, I said, "That's what your message says: you're cold. What's going on?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAg1c3trPrvD
381Please respect copyright.PENANA1fBdpeLbw7
"It's Seth," she said as she jerked the car to a full stop and looked at me, her golden eyes glinting in the dark. "I don't even know this asshole and he's killed my friends and taken my boyfriend."381Please respect copyright.PENANAQllksjw1gK
381Please respect copyright.PENANAFQT3IeKD3e
I rubbed my temples. "How would he know you?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAXdh5jAgnhy
381Please respect copyright.PENANAfPakcJm2aM
"I don't know," she muttered, looking at me. "Give me my phone."381Please respect copyright.PENANAQvdjTs7Jmn
381Please respect copyright.PENANAZvsZaXvlTn
I handed it to her and she dialed a number, then waited. When someone answered, she turned on the speaker phone.381Please respect copyright.PENANAvBuuRFxkTf
381Please respect copyright.PENANAFRS79axnGN
"I thought you might call. How are you, Kendall?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAC9NSe6sNUt
381Please respect copyright.PENANAYbj68JrKKG
"Fuck you," she hissed.381Please respect copyright.PENANAQNC9DeCmJc
381Please respect copyright.PENANAnKF6KlyeKp
"You might want to watch your language," said the stranger. "Is Jude there with you? I know he saw me."381Please respect copyright.PENANAHxiL7PgTcg
381Please respect copyright.PENANAHQbXmBEOS1
"Seth?" I said, glancing at Kendall. "What's this about? Why did you need information on her?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAd3eTZi6qvO
381Please respect copyright.PENANA5YOuE1hnq3
A soft chuckle filled the silence in the car. I watched Kendall shiver and close her eyes. If I knew any better, she was willing herself not to cry, because all of this was too much.381Please respect copyright.PENANAgxDP9CeQPt
381Please respect copyright.PENANAqGPlZvE5Eh
"Listen you piece of shit," I said, gripping the door handle. "If you don't tell me why you're doing this and you hurt Christian, I'm going to kill you."381Please respect copyright.PENANA0eMX0bk4CV
381Please respect copyright.PENANA83QqeJycK5
Seth spoke quietly into the phone. "Come and find me, fucker."381Please respect copyright.PENANAEhVvxiQdEP
381Please respect copyright.PENANAkmVYb8F0uK
When the dial tone sounded, Kendall started to cry. She was trembling so much that I thought she was going to drop the phone. When she didn't, when she just let out this awful wailing noise, I grabbed her hands tightly. I wanted her to look at me, to see that I was here, that I was so fucking sorry for what I did, and I would help her through this.381Please respect copyright.PENANALnp3FVVzHp
381Please respect copyright.PENANA3EVlihpeBB
"Stop," I whispered. "Stop it and look at me. Look at me, damnit! I'm real, I'm here, and we're going to be okay. We're going to save him." When I moved my hands to her faces, finally, she turned her head, her golden eyes murky.381Please respect copyright.PENANArMjCZk4AWu
381Please respect copyright.PENANAqUy8xUEvEQ
"Please," she pleaded, shaking her head. "God, I'm sorry. Just help me. I can't lose him. I can't, Jude."381Please respect copyright.PENANARIHS4b1I5x
381Please respect copyright.PENANA5wOYQuHvuE
"I know," I said, pulling her to me. She rested the side of her cheek against my chest, and if it were possible, I could feel every ounce of regret that she had.381Please respect copyright.PENANAVpMDA74AhP
381Please respect copyright.PENANAFZBDBlaPBq
When her phone vibrated against my knee, neither of us moved. Kendall didn't even seem to notice, but I did. Slowly, I picked it up and looked at the screen.381Please respect copyright.PENANAqOcqegODMq
381Please respect copyright.PENANAAwOmqBnJI1
One New Message.381Please respect copyright.PENANAA2ANYEtARF
381Please respect copyright.PENANAcNR9gg7QGX
The number wasn't one I recognized. I opened the phone. It was only a few words, but it was enough.381Please respect copyright.PENANAjEe8xjcAmR
381Please respect copyright.PENANAkHreDTZ2Wn
732 Wicker Road.381Please respect copyright.PENANAKXuLRA5x8t
381Please respect copyright.PENANA3wcD3VsByg
No cops.381Please respect copyright.PENANAkGsySXTZg6