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I blinked slowly Exploded? That shit happens intoward it"

"Thank God," I whispered, but my ht, I’m on my way, just try to stay cal the call, I drove as fast as Fridaytraffic would allow me to the hospital, and was quickly taken back to where my dad was Fear flooded ot to his room I didn’t knohat to expect, I didn’t know if he was in a co

"What the hell happened?" I asked,up in the hospital bed

"You’re asking the wrong person Is your hed as I sat in the chair next to the bed "Not even close, but she’s on her way You don’t look anything like what I was afraid I’d find"

He laughed shakily "Just some scratches and a bump on my head fro and "

"Christyou scared me, old man" I squeezed his outstretched hand and called Mom

"Eli?" she answered frantically

"He’s fine I’ with him now He’s just a little shaken up"

She breathed a deep sigh of relief "Oh, thank God!"

"Yeah"

"Tell him I love him and I’, and I knew he could hear her "Will do, see you soon" Once I ended the call, I sat back again and rubbedout to your car?"

Dad blinked quickly "The alarured so it off with the key fob inside the house, and when it didn’t stop, I walked outside I was about"--he thought for a second--"halfway down the ay to my car when it just blew up I have no idea what happened, and I was never knocked unconscious, but I was out of it Everything was so loud and just shaky I still--I still can’t believe that just happened It doesn’t feel like real life"

"I was thinking that," I said gruffly "Sounds like so you see in movies"

There was a knock on the door, and two police officers walked in "Mr Jenkins, I’m sorry, but we had a few onna go ainst the wall and dropped down to the floor, letting out a shaky breath as I ran h my hair He was alive, he was finebut there had been so h , that I felt like I was about to crash

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