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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAIh0C6IHprm
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It wasn't until her phone vibrated did she say, "Can you check that?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAnomvoccjay
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"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."516Please respect copyright.PENANAtkvZA6iZI7
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"Yeah?" she muttered, still looking at the road. "Why is that?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAOg7fb6Ns7N
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"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?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAe4IPHnU2So
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"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."516Please respect copyright.PENANA1w5x4aRF69
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I rubbed my temples. "How would he know you?"516Please respect copyright.PENANApfywgX2aX3
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"I don't know," she muttered, looking at me. "Give me my phone."516Please respect copyright.PENANAi97Xy7ZIdb
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I handed it to her and she dialed a number, then waited. When someone answered, she turned on the speaker phone.516Please respect copyright.PENANAyRbxDThWjU
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"I thought you might call. How are you, Kendall?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAKVs9e9p28L
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"Fuck you," she hissed.516Please respect copyright.PENANAEAeqeTxggK
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"You might want to watch your language," said the stranger. "Is Jude there with you? I know he saw me."516Please respect copyright.PENANAB1UJ0BT76q
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"Seth?" I said, glancing at Kendall. "What's this about? Why did you need information on her?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAI890Bop7Le
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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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAPD9zriZKUL
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"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."516Please respect copyright.PENANAT9TTW02ryu
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Seth spoke quietly into the phone. "Come and find me, fucker."516Please respect copyright.PENANARY6AEZ7xbz
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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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAaBFaz7gtwD
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"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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAhUuYwbbNVX
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"Please," she pleaded, shaking her head. "God, I'm sorry. Just help me. I can't lose him. I can't, Jude."516Please respect copyright.PENANAngnDaO3ocX
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"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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAdW24SvBLN9
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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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAYUiYk4XTWK
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One New Message.516Please respect copyright.PENANA8EUTDRLTqI
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The number wasn't one I recognized. I opened the phone. It was only a few words, but it was enough.516Please respect copyright.PENANAmpPqEch8sw
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732 Wicker Road.516Please respect copyright.PENANAdKAbeSj5ZL
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No cops.516Please respect copyright.PENANAEY2ql64mS1
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It wasn't until her phone vibrated did she say, "Can you check that?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAnomvoccjay
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"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."516Please respect copyright.PENANAtkvZA6iZI7
516Please respect copyright.PENANAkl5EVsfqi0
"Yeah?" she muttered, still looking at the road. "Why is that?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAOg7fb6Ns7N
516Please respect copyright.PENANAOZ6TineoF9
"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?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAe4IPHnU2So
516Please respect copyright.PENANAFhKy5eyblq
"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."516Please respect copyright.PENANA1w5x4aRF69
516Please respect copyright.PENANAtedSKRJD1a
I rubbed my temples. "How would he know you?"516Please respect copyright.PENANApfywgX2aX3
516Please respect copyright.PENANARZsqc3Rqmv
"I don't know," she muttered, looking at me. "Give me my phone."516Please respect copyright.PENANAi97Xy7ZIdb
516Please respect copyright.PENANAVZ1ASMhYjE
I handed it to her and she dialed a number, then waited. When someone answered, she turned on the speaker phone.516Please respect copyright.PENANAyRbxDThWjU
516Please respect copyright.PENANAxmLmEOFjD6
"I thought you might call. How are you, Kendall?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAKVs9e9p28L
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"Fuck you," she hissed.516Please respect copyright.PENANAEAeqeTxggK
516Please respect copyright.PENANA6pF64gRt6y
"You might want to watch your language," said the stranger. "Is Jude there with you? I know he saw me."516Please respect copyright.PENANAB1UJ0BT76q
516Please respect copyright.PENANA4I5L6dX3hy
"Seth?" I said, glancing at Kendall. "What's this about? Why did you need information on her?"516Please respect copyright.PENANAI890Bop7Le
516Please respect copyright.PENANAM9Hm0PFRdQ
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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAPD9zriZKUL
516Please respect copyright.PENANABo6ejMGVHg
"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."516Please respect copyright.PENANAT9TTW02ryu
516Please respect copyright.PENANAaU9XP8zro2
Seth spoke quietly into the phone. "Come and find me, fucker."516Please respect copyright.PENANARY6AEZ7xbz
516Please respect copyright.PENANAGCikJf5X7d
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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAaBFaz7gtwD
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"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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAhUuYwbbNVX
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"Please," she pleaded, shaking her head. "God, I'm sorry. Just help me. I can't lose him. I can't, Jude."516Please respect copyright.PENANAngnDaO3ocX
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"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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAdW24SvBLN9
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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.516Please respect copyright.PENANAYUiYk4XTWK
516Please respect copyright.PENANAl7kanIvczh
One New Message.516Please respect copyright.PENANA8EUTDRLTqI
516Please respect copyright.PENANA6dTfyFlNcy
The number wasn't one I recognized. I opened the phone. It was only a few words, but it was enough.516Please respect copyright.PENANAmpPqEch8sw
516Please respect copyright.PENANAlWQmBqBoE3
732 Wicker Road.516Please respect copyright.PENANAdKAbeSj5ZL
516Please respect copyright.PENANAQn5eekr9Nk
No cops.516Please respect copyright.PENANAEY2ql64mS1