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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAbZmwmq3XZ1
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It wasn't until her phone vibrated did she say, "Can you check that?"488Please respect copyright.PENANAPlOl7PQAQT
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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."488Please respect copyright.PENANAgVfAyVDOFo
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"Yeah?" she muttered, still looking at the road. "Why is that?"488Please respect copyright.PENANAeO4NHAn7oC
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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?"488Please respect copyright.PENANAQpjPf5t5w9
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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."488Please respect copyright.PENANAhRVfzyUiIJ
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I rubbed my temples. "How would he know you?"488Please respect copyright.PENANA3n14re4VNi
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"I don't know," she muttered, looking at me. "Give me my phone."488Please respect copyright.PENANA6UbfHw6nvD
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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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAIrDZqAzEig
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"I thought you might call. How are you, Kendall?"488Please respect copyright.PENANA07c8ZTIjiW
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"Fuck you," she hissed.488Please respect copyright.PENANAtGhYadCl8b
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"You might want to watch your language," said the stranger. "Is Jude there with you? I know he saw me."488Please respect copyright.PENANABRijqcAgkS
488Please respect copyright.PENANAGuboiQjOOl
"Seth?" I said, glancing at Kendall. "What's this about? Why did you need information on her?"488Please respect copyright.PENANAlthmPGC2CE
488Please respect copyright.PENANAGviQsqXA0y
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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAIALHFTdIR8
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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."488Please respect copyright.PENANAnZ7MPbcrVe
488Please respect copyright.PENANAdwi2YjuaVi
Seth spoke quietly into the phone. "Come and find me, fucker."488Please respect copyright.PENANAcyynsjkpjG
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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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAWQ9ScQlE95
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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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAbRazQZITzC
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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."488Please respect copyright.PENANAigDF23FEnN
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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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAlKkXiWvyMr
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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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAbBFM208BzQ
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One New Message.488Please respect copyright.PENANArJb5nBI3Xg
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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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAMiI6ZakNnM
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732 Wicker Road.488Please respect copyright.PENANAvxdzQkZzYB
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No cops.488Please respect copyright.PENANAdH3v3K7YCT
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It wasn't until her phone vibrated did she say, "Can you check that?"488Please respect copyright.PENANAPlOl7PQAQT
488Please respect copyright.PENANADkDH3GiZDM
"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."488Please respect copyright.PENANAgVfAyVDOFo
488Please respect copyright.PENANAFFdUjgalLU
"Yeah?" she muttered, still looking at the road. "Why is that?"488Please respect copyright.PENANAeO4NHAn7oC
488Please respect copyright.PENANARg9JPHmjRv
"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?"488Please respect copyright.PENANAQpjPf5t5w9
488Please respect copyright.PENANAEDxkMbu8MI
"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."488Please respect copyright.PENANAhRVfzyUiIJ
488Please respect copyright.PENANA19wdjZ5sWR
I rubbed my temples. "How would he know you?"488Please respect copyright.PENANA3n14re4VNi
488Please respect copyright.PENANAXCraoyxZ2M
"I don't know," she muttered, looking at me. "Give me my phone."488Please respect copyright.PENANA6UbfHw6nvD
488Please respect copyright.PENANAftxsvC7UzE
I handed it to her and she dialed a number, then waited. When someone answered, she turned on the speaker phone.488Please respect copyright.PENANAIrDZqAzEig
488Please respect copyright.PENANAWVRjZ2lHPx
"I thought you might call. How are you, Kendall?"488Please respect copyright.PENANA07c8ZTIjiW
488Please respect copyright.PENANAV0KUUx48ui
"Fuck you," she hissed.488Please respect copyright.PENANAtGhYadCl8b
488Please respect copyright.PENANAkKt6g5wnuC
"You might want to watch your language," said the stranger. "Is Jude there with you? I know he saw me."488Please respect copyright.PENANABRijqcAgkS
488Please respect copyright.PENANAGuboiQjOOl
"Seth?" I said, glancing at Kendall. "What's this about? Why did you need information on her?"488Please respect copyright.PENANAlthmPGC2CE
488Please respect copyright.PENANAGviQsqXA0y
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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAIALHFTdIR8
488Please respect copyright.PENANAlFnQD8sthF
"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."488Please respect copyright.PENANAnZ7MPbcrVe
488Please respect copyright.PENANAdwi2YjuaVi
Seth spoke quietly into the phone. "Come and find me, fucker."488Please respect copyright.PENANAcyynsjkpjG
488Please respect copyright.PENANARmISIq1tEu
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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAWQ9ScQlE95
488Please respect copyright.PENANACGHXfQiJEK
"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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAbRazQZITzC
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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."488Please respect copyright.PENANAigDF23FEnN
488Please respect copyright.PENANAvuziS08sZ5
"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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAlKkXiWvyMr
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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.488Please respect copyright.PENANAbBFM208BzQ
488Please respect copyright.PENANAYoRrn127WV
One New Message.488Please respect copyright.PENANArJb5nBI3Xg
488Please respect copyright.PENANAhLt7P1np8D
The number wasn't one I recognized. I opened the phone. It was only a few words, but it was enough.488Please respect copyright.PENANAMiI6ZakNnM
488Please respect copyright.PENANAU4sGbeC9Sb
732 Wicker Road.488Please respect copyright.PENANAvxdzQkZzYB
488Please respect copyright.PENANA3sKxt0GGVk
No cops.488Please respect copyright.PENANAdH3v3K7YCT