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It felt like she was on the edge of the ditch If she moved around too lanced back at Hope who gave her a gu the two tiny teeth on the bottom row
She couldn’t take any risks that they’d slide into the ditch because they’d land on Hope’s side of the car She could be pinned or even crushed
A hysterical sob bubbled up from her throat She cla a sound It wouldn’t help anything for Hope to pick up on her distress Right now the baby didn’t see
Kay pulled a hairpin out of her bun and straightened it Leaning carefully, she poked the bottom button on her phone There were two beeps and then she said, "Call Elliott"
"I do not understand," the auto her head Her ain because there was another creak and she sucked in a terrified breath If she couldn’t get the phone to work, she’d have to reach for it If she reached for it, the car could tip over
She took a deep breath, poked the button with the hair pin again, and then yelled, "CALL ELLIOTT!"
ELI PEERED THROUGH the windshield, scanning the side of the road and looking for Kay’s car There weren’t thatsince the local news had predicted that the stor a heavy snowfall Most New Haven residents were probably tucked into their homes safe and sound
It had occurred to hi He’d had an iht she wasHer car wasn’t in the parking lot
She was soine what had possessed Kay to go out in this kind of weather She was a practical, down-to-earth kind of girl There ood reason for her to drive in this weather, especially when she was supposed to be spending the holidays with her parents
His cell phone rang, vibrating through the puffy layers of his coat At the next available opportunity, he pulled over The previous day’s snow had hardened overnight to form nearly invisible patches of ice on the roads He’d passed several accidents already It was hard enough to drive carefully in all thisto atte a spray of snow and ice onto the side of his truck If people didn’t slon and drive more carefully, there would be even more accidents
When he pulled out his cell phone, his heartbeat quickened when he saw Kay’s picture on the screen
"Kay, where are you?" He answered without preamble
"Hello? Can you hearsounds then he didn’t hear anything else
"Kay! What’s happening?"
It was quiet, then he heard, "Eli, can you hear od!"