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I don’t know what happens next.
Tim is shouting at me.
I am grabbing at something to anchor myself.
The physical jolt as something huge crashes against the car.
My screams as I feel the car flip.
The pain in my head before I black out.
When I come to my senses, I am being dragged out of the car. I am dazed and disorientated. I mumble weakly, “What happened?”
A familiar voice reassures me, “You’re going to be okay, Charlotte.” My eyes move frantically to meet the kind ones of Clarence.
“How?” He shakes his head.
“I saw the accident happen. Can you move?” I gingerly test my limbs and then groan when my head moves suddenly.
“I think I hit my head.” The rain lashes over me and I shiver.
“Come on, inside the car. We’ll get your head looked at.”
He helps me into the backseat of his car, and I don’t understand why he gets in the driver’s seat. My mind isn’t working so great. I am too shell-shocked.
I glance back at Philip’s totaled car, and see Tim’s unconscious form.
“W-What about them? We have to help them!” I can’t understand why Clarence is smiling so cheerfully.
“They’ll be fine. Let’s get you away from here. Why don’t you lie down in the backseat? You’ll feel much better.”
No. I don’t want to lie down. I want to help Tim and Jim.
“We have to help them,” I protest, weakly, fumbling for my phone. “Have to call nine-one-one.” Clarence’s eyes harden.
“Lie down, Charlotte.”
Why is he calling me Charlotte? He always called me Mrs. McCoy.
I don’t have my phone, I realize vaguely.
“Where are we going?” I ask, my haziness slowly leaving me. This area is familiar. This is where my bus goes.
He is taking me to where I used to live?
As fear and doubt starts creeping in, I have to force the fogginess away.
I am in danger.
My instincts are screaming at me.
“Detective Clarence, where are you taking me?” I ask, scared now.
He looks at me from his rearview mirror, and smiles, no hint of that kind look in his eyes.
“We’re going to go see your stepfather. You remember him?”
“Nick? What? You know where Nick is?”
