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"Oh, Jesus" I jerked the wheel and our car shot down the road toward the evil traffic circle of death

"Don’t stop, go around the at the stop sign Horns blared, people shouted, and I gritted round

I could hear people screeching to a halt as I blew into the traffic circle and weaved between the cars

"Here" He pointed to a road and I didn’t hesitate as I turned Belatedly, I wondered where the police were Surely there should be screeching sirens and flashing lights in my rearview mirror at any minute The part of me that wasn’t required to pay attention prayed to have someone else to turn this mess over to, someone to make sense of the last thirty minutes

Had it even been thirty minutes? Probably closer to five minutes It felt like hours

A pedestrian stepped into a crosswalk and I slammed on my brakes Dear God, don’t let me kill anyone else The rear tires slid in a wild fishtail and ht the wheel to keep control Without thinking I took as pedal, wrenching the vehicle around the dazed h the intersection

"Nice" Green Eyes nodded his head as if I had done so to not pee est I go?" I gritted h another intersection

"Out of toould be best" His head ducked so he could look out the mirror on his side of the car "The less people around, the better we can stay hidden"

I took a deep breath "So I’ed

"How could it possibly be worse? I just killed a e! I killed him! His brains are probably stuck to the ce at you right now" He pointed toward a side street "And it’s not your fault Song was creeping through the garage trying to not be seen There was no way you could know that he was behind you The blood splatter would prove your innocence"