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The drive to the gym was mercifully short, and it broke my heart to think about how close to O’Connell I’d been the whole tifor yet any bother at night Most of the businesses around here were only open during the day All the lights were out at Driscoll’s gy, and unlocked the back door that I never used because the alleyas so creepy The gym looked different in the dark, but the familiar sh Frank was shoving me toward the office, knife in hand and he was in a hurry When we got there, he turned on the desk lahly into the chair
"Norite this fucking thing, and let’s get out of here," he ordered, slapping some paper and a pen down on the desk in front of me I picked up the pen shakily and contemplated what to write The dirt and dried blood on my hand left smears on the pristine white paper I pressed the pen dohen a noise frohts went on, but a shuffling sound preceded the door opening and in walked Danny I was devastated There was no way that Frank would let Danny walk away from this Danny took in the scene and spoke tohere then?"
"Nothing much, Danny," I answered softly, as I slowly stood "Just catching up on soh this was a perfectly reasonable explanation for what I was doing and the state that I was in Frank’s gripped tightened painfully on o when I stood
"Haven’t seen you for a while Why don’t you co anywhere but straight ahead
"That’s enough, Emily We won’t need the letter anymore"
I turned around as Frank rushed toward us He side stepped me and went for Danny I stepped in front of him and raisedI had to a dad, and there was no way that Frank was taking him from me
"No!" Danny screamed I stumbled and fell backwards onto the floor Frank fell on top of me As quickly as it happened, FrankDanny hard, he ran out of the door I couldn’t believe how fast he was, given the amount of blood he’d lost It felt like I was bathed in it
"You okay, Danny?" I asked
"I’irl How ‘bout yourself?"
"I’ve been better" I chuckled, relieved beyond one and that Danny appeared to be unharmed
"You just stay with me, darlin’ Con is on his way"
He scrarabbed the phone, and dialled frantically
"It’s Danny Driscoll She’s at the gyet so down the phone, he raced back to one er to hear the comfort of his voice
"Be careful," I warned Danny "Frank’s lost a lot of blood He can’t be far He’s still dangerous"
"It weren’t his blood, sunshine," Danny told aze doards and saw the knife sticking out of my chest He held my hand between his two, and Iyou was the best thing that ever happened to me," I told him
"Not sure about that, darlin’ I don’t think you’d be lying here now if it weren’t for me"