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All my morals dissipate in this moment, and it’s scary to say there’s no doubt in my mind that I could walk away from this scene without giving the driver a second look.
Gage throws his arm out to stop me while the EMTs look at me as if I’ve lost my mind. “Kyle, calm down!” He tilts his head toward the EMTs moving the passenger up the hill. “Help them get her into the ambulance!”
I nod, turn around, and run up the hill. Even though putting her in the ambulance won’t stop the outcome of tonight, she deserves to be out of the rain, deserves a lot more than this. I don’t slide into the warmth of the car after I help them. They shut the door in my face, the sirens wailing through the unlit road.
Gage helps the medics with the driver when the second ambulance leaves shortly after the first. We silently stand there, soaked, staring at the scene, wishing we could’ve changed it, that we could’ve driven faster, run faster, saved her.
“You need to go, Kyle,” Gage finally says. “The investigators are on their way to the hospital, and I’ll meet them there to tell them everything. If they need any additional information, they’ll call you.”
“No,” I grit out. “I want to be there.”
“You’re too pissed to go there, and the investigators will immediately make you go home out of conflict of interest. Monroe is on his way here, and we’re driving to the hospital. You have somewhere else to be.”
I get into the car, drive home, and sprint to a porch that isn’t mine.
The door swings open.
“Kyle?”
26
Chloe
I blink a few times as if I’m imagining Kyle standing in front of me. Water drips from every inch of him, and my stomach knots at the sight of his trembling hands. Anguish covers his face like a blanket while he stares at me with fear-stricken eyes.
What the …
This is unexpected.
“Chloe. Can I come in?”
His question snaps me to my senses. “Of course,” I answer, moving aside to allow him room to step into the entryway. “You must be freezing.” I shut the door behind us. “Let me grab you a towel.” I’m stopped when he reaches out and closes his cold hand around mine.
“I don’t need a towel.” He squeezes my hand, and water falls along my bare toes when I look into his damp-lashed eyes. “We need to talk.”
This isn’t a courtesy visit.
“What’s going on, Kyle?” I question.
Do I want to know?
Instead of answering me, he lightly touches my shoulder with his free hand and brushes away a strand of loose hair fallen from my ponytail. “Let’s sit down.”
Dread falls upon me as he leads me to the couch, and I sit on the edge of the cushion. “Please tell me what’s going on,” I stammer out. “You’re scaring me.”
He retreats a step and casts me a terrified glance. “There was an accident.”
The tone of his voice heightens my panic. Thisaccidentwill affect me. I don’t speak. I wait for him to continue. I wait for him to break me down more than what I already am.
He drops to his knees only inches away and clears his throat. He blinks away tears before using his arm to wipe them away again.
He stares up at me with a pale face, and his voice cracks as he prepares to deliver bad news. “Your sister …” He pauses, as if searching for the right words. “She hit a tree while driving.”
I jerk my head back. “What? Is she going to be okay?”
His jaw clenches. “She’s on her way to the hospital right now.”
A burst of relief hits me. “Thank God.” That relief suddenly filters into dread. “Gloria … Gloria is with her tonight. Is she at the hospital with her? Is everything all right?” I pull away from him and jump up in search of my purse. “I need to go get her.”
