Filed under: adds, au, kacieverse, thinking of you | Tags: adds, chrihanna!friendship, fluff, kacieverse, OT3: i never said things were perfect, OTP: the lady in my life, otp: you're all i need, summertime!chris, thinking of you, toy x 30
a/n: yikes, i haven’t added since MONDAY. my bad. long and lengthy, and a drabble is coming after this (later!)
30.
I really can’t help myself
I get weak in my knees
When you’re away
I can hardly breathe
It is so amazing
The way you make me feel
I have to stop and think
Is this a dream or is it real
“Stop stalking my timeline, motherfucker.” Kacie murmured as I yanked her hair softly as she passed me by and frowned at the load of clothes she’d gotten from the dryer.
“Wifey c’mere,” I licked my lips as she blushed and shook her head. She wasn’t talking to me after I let the combination of my hormones and her swimming and beach yoga get the best of me.
I don’t think it helped that I had found the first pair of gold fronts that I had gotten summers ago in the middle of her packing to send stuff to our place. I put them on instantly and it made her shiver and maul me, but she won’t admit it. Even while she went to shower the sand off of her, she’s still denying it, but whatever. I’ll take the blame this time.
“I took them out. C’mere, please?” I pulled the gold fronts back out of my mouth and she laughed and ran her fingers down her face.
“You’re always tryna make something pop off,” I watched her inhale sharply and whine as she leaned against the staircase and filled the gap in between my open arms. I slouch so our faces are level, and then kiss her hard, even though she’d been emotional all morning.
“You ain’t even lemme finish swimming, nasty! What if Chan saw?” She thumped me in the chest and I shrugged. My head started to itch and I brought my hand up to scratch it and watched her look at me in digust.
“Ugh, that’s why you still have sand in your hair.” She ran her fingers through my hair as I frowned and bent over, dusting her with the sand that was still in my hair.
“Oh my god, you’re so fucking gross!” She shrieked as she disappeared out of the front door and back into the sunny outside. It smells like salt and her mango shampoo once I follow her out, and wrap my arms around her.
“Don’t run off.” I nuzzle her cheek with my nose and she presses her lips against mines. Sexy, playful, she swipes her tongue across and inside, like she’s tasting me. I moan and she bites down on my lip as she pulls away, and separates our formerly touching lower halves.
“No. You’re getting hard again and baby Kacestopher is making me tired…” She says, and I smile, eyes lazily tracking her mouth as it moves and she murmurs something softly about figuring how to beat the fatigue.
“So, are you gonna tell me what happened for you to stop being all in denial and shit and finally admit that I’ve been right about this since I asked you about it the first time?” I go back to carrying the boxes that we would drop off at the post office to mail back to Cali, much to my dismay.
The sun had come out from its hiding spot within the clouds as soon as we started moving stuff, and I was sweating just barely, but it was enough for Kacie to cringe and dart back inside to throw up. I wasn’t sure if I could get used to this. I had no idea what to expect, but I knew Barry did, and he’d be my official go to man for advice and pointers as soon as I let him know about this.
Luckily though, Barry had decided to come out to Virginia and bring Alex with him just for company’s sake, but I knew what it would probably turn into before he even got out here. We’d be engaged in some couple type shit that would probably, no, most likely, alienate any of my cousins who didn’t have someone they could creep with until I put them out.
Baby talk would have to wait, at least for a minute.
I leaned against the fence as I saw that Kacie had come back outside. She started in my direction with a wet towel on her face and a half-empty bottle of ginger ale that surprisingly landed right into the recycling box at the base of the stairs as she walked down them. I picked the box back up and sat it in the trunk of her car as she rolled her eyes at me and I scoffed at her.
“I think I jinxed you asking about throwing up.” (more…)
Filed under: adds, au, kacieverse, thinking of you | Tags: adds, chrihanna!friendship, fluff, kacieverse, ot3: chris x kace x robyn, OT3: i never said things were perfect, OTP: the lady in my life, otp: you're all i need, summertime!chris, thinking of you, toy x 29
I was meant for you and you were meant for me, yeah
And I’ll make sure that I’ll be everything you need, yeah
Girl the way we are is how its gonna be
Just as long as your love don’t change
29.
“Not recently. Then.” She doesn’t even have to put a date on it for me to know when then is, and my stomach instantly drops. Kacie gasps in her seat, and her crew beyond her tapers off, leaving her alone in front of the screen.
“It’s fucked up to admit, but I’ve just now gotten hospital reports back since I’ve spent more time than I’ve liked being hospitalized for exhaustion and dehydration… and that kinda just… you know… came out. I had no fucking idea, and it’s my body, you know? like…” Robyn’s rambling in between crying, and her accent slurs and drops when she glances up at us, apologizing.
I still can’t process this. Funny how the past takes up some much headspace when there isn’t a damn thing we can do about it.
“Really? They tell you this shit right now?” Kacie blinks away just as many tears as Robyn does, and my chest starts to hurt even more.
I find myself standing outside of the balcony in her room before she can even reach for her tissues. I need the air. I can’t have a panic attack in front of them.
For a few moments, I contemplate hurtling myself over the edge and running towards the salty water beyond the wood marker fence of the property line, and ignoring everything I’ve just heard.
I hear the doors sliding open and I glance over my shoulder to see Kacie leaning against the door, wiping the corner of her eye and looking at me, trying to adjust to eyes to the high sun.
“I hope you’re really not thinking about jumping.” She teases, voice quiet, curious. I shake my head.
“I know it hurts, but you can’t ignore it. Come back, we’ll get through this now and end it.” I’m not really sure how to respond, not sure how to tell her that I couldn’t sit in there for another minute no matter how hard I tried, so I just shrug my shoulders.
She backs off, hand clutching her side and eyes narrowing on me. The fresh air has calmed my rapid breathing and I think that I have finally composed myself enough that I’m not going to break. I can tell that she is more than a little frustrated, and a bit angry, and I’m not sure how to handle everything that is inside of her while still trying to help myself.
“I just needed a minute,” I whisper as she sits down on the ground beside me, “I just needed to breathe.”
“Breathe in…” Kacie instructs, small hand pressing against my chest like a guide as I do.
I’m overcome with instant relief; it’s like pulling my hands from the snow and submerging them in hot water. It prickles through my body, warming me from the inside out. I hold it, and she locks eyes with me, doing so herself.
“Breathe out.” She insists on a whisper as I do, calm enough to stare out at the surf and stop clenching my jaw. She places her hand in mines and sighs, and bends to kiss my lips.
“C’mon.” She pressed my hand into her stomach, hovering over little sunflower seed baby, and I sigh, thankful, but still hurt.
Robyn’s still on the screen, waiting, patient. Her hair is pulled up and her face is clear of makeup and tears. Her eyes, they slay me with sadness. I wonder if she sleeps.
Now, she just looks sad. (more…)
Filed under: adds, au, drabbles, kacieverse, the way you make me feel | Tags: au, chrihanna, chrihanna!friendship, drabbles, exclusive!chris, kacestopher, kacieverse, OTP: if you and i were meant to be, OTP: princess and the prince, the way you make me feel, toy drabble x 14
set in august ’07 | drabble: impulsive | word count: 2,200+
;
“Because I mean, Graduation is going to be fucking, uh-mazing.” I’m packing and she’s rocking back and forth, eyeing me warily but calm enough not to jump on me. I don’t want her to. It’s not going to make this better.
“You only heard two songs, and you’re stanning?” I looked over my shoulder as she winked, and I watched her laugh and nod, tongue sticking out the corner of her mouth as she configured her new iPhone.
“So um, are you… going to see her at the airport?” Her voice is curious, pensive. I nod. She glances back into her phone.
I try not to give into her false attempts at not being pressed about this. She’s been spiraling over and over again like a great cycle of isolation, because she knows after this shred of time together I will go spend hours with Robyn.
“Probably.” I stop packing, wondering how are we supposed to separate when she barely wants me to touch her anymore, and that’s my fault in its entirety.
I glance up at the TV, and Umbrella is on again. Out of habit, I instantly look at Kacie. There’s always an air of tension when Robyn is involved now, and I still don’t know how she got through that night in California to end up here, like this, insecure and irritated.
It’s almost like she’s under a spell. Her breath gets short and her chest gets tight. Sometimes, her inhaler comes out, but she doesn’t look away. I don’t get it, but I leave her alone. I don’t want her snapping on me, for whatever reason.
“You gon be alright?” I ask when the video is over, but she’s still sitting there in this weird, disconcerted state. She once claimed us to be synchronized, but right now, I don’t know what she’s thinking.
She whispers a gentle lie, trying not to let it catch in her throat, and I can tell she’s struggling to blow whatever’s gotten to her off.
“I’m good.”
This is it: the beginning of the end. I can feel the kick I‘m going to want to give my ass in the future, but I don’t stop myself.
Filed under: adds, au, drabbles, kacieverse, the way you make me feel, Uncategorized | Tags: au, chrihanna, chrihanna!friendship, drabbles, exclusive!chris, kacestopher, kacieverse, OTP: if you and i were meant to be, OTP: princess and the prince, the way you make me feel, toy drabble x 13
set in july ’07 | drabble: powerful | word count: 4,100+
“Are you ever going home?” Melissa cornered me as I shook my head no and watched Robyn slide back into the screen.
This not-so-subtle interrogation has been going on for at least ten minutes now.
It started earlier when I woke up with a text from Robyn, and she tells me to download some program onto my computer—Stripe? Skype!—and after some instructions, despite how hopelessly bad I am with anything remotely new, she convinces me to video chat with her.
Except, for the majority of this, I’ve been questioned by Melissa, who’s obviously out for Robyn’s best interest, but I can tell she wants us to end up together, really soon.
“This is my home for right now,” I admitted, folding myself up in the sheets I was wrapped up in even though I knew I was pushing it.
“I ain’t tryna go nowhere soon.” I locked eyes with the face in the distance as Melissa rolled her eyes and Robyn shook her head at me.
I looked at her, her green eyes like emeralds staring back at me in such a way that if I hadn’t been sitting I would have surely stumbled back. She was pissed, and it was attractive and I hated myself for admitting it.
I really like her eyes though; they reminded me of my mom’s. I could get lost in them. I often did, and that’s what the hell got me in trouble now, this I know. I glanced from her eyes to her mouth and back again, feeling my body heat up at the memory of those lips pressed against mine.
Fuck, I didn’t want that. I didn’t. She stopped staring and addressed me directly, turning the screen to face her. “So we’re just not meant to be, huh?”
Filed under: adds, au, drabbles, kacieverse, the way you make me feel | Tags: au, chrihanna, chrihanna!friendship, drabbles, exclusive!chris, kacestopher, kacieverse, OTP: if you and i were meant to be, OTP: princess and the prince, the way you make me feel, toy drabble x 12
a/n: tiny drabble block. gonna post up to 14, then the chapters will come back. needed a break. enjoyyyy.
set in june ’07 | drabble: frisky| word count: 3,200+
“I bullshit you not, I can’t name one time in which I’ve gotten online and this Christopher Robyn shit isn’t being talked about,” Kacie turned around in her desk chair and threw a pen at me.
“Ya’ll motherfuckers make my job harder and this remix irritates the fuck out of me…” Kacie continued to complain after she idled her Mac and climbed back in her bed, barely missing stepping on me.
“Didn’t somebody come up with a couple name for ya’ll?” Barry asks from his position on the floor and I groan in remembrance.
“Maya calls us Chrihanna.”
“That sounds loosely related to Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.” Barry commented as Kacie gave him a high five and I shrugged. I wasn’t a fan of it either, but whatever. (more…)
Filed under: au, drabbles, kacieverse, the way you make me feel | Tags: adds, angst, angstopher, au, chrihanna, chrihanna!friendship, drabbles, exclusive!chris, kacestopher, kacieverse, OTP: if you and i were meant to be, OTP: princess and the prince, the way you make me feel, toy drabble x 11
a/n: this shit ended up being as long as an add, enjoy!
set in june ’07 | drabble: dominate | word count: 4,400+
“If you’re a couple, why don’t you just put it out there?” Maya wants to argue me down, and I’m not really in the mood for it. I pinch the bridge of my nose and make a sound rifled with annoyance as I glare at her and continue putting on my shoes.
“We’re not a couple. We’re fucking, but… it’s complicated.” I wet my bottom lip with my tongue as I stand up tall and glance at myself in the reflection of the walls we past them.
She’s too fucking nosey, and it irks me to the core. No matter how much she wants to prove her worth, it won’t happen any time soon. She really doesn’t want the distraction of the media having a field day with it and chasing her down for statements. She’s not ready.
“You’re not ready to handle something like that anyway, Maya. Let it marinate.” I spend the entire time contemplating what the fuck to do with her as we leave the state of Virginia not too long after she clears her throat and make some comment about being too fucking complicated.
Robyn tackles me in LAX and the pictures are on MediaTakeOut within hours. I don’t care. I abandon my crew, who’s out here basically for the whole month, just to be with her. I get looks of disapproval for a brief second, but I’m sure they fade once I hop into the chauffeured SUV with her and pull away to her apartment.
“Three days of just you and me…you excited?” She murmurs in between kisses and I smile, appropriately feeling lifted as she tells me all the things she wants to do to past the time, and I feel powerless but I don’t care.
For the moment, she’s in control.
Filed under: adds, kacieverse, thinking of you | Tags: adds, chrihanna, chrihanna!friendship, kacieverse, ot3: chris x kace x robyn, OT3: i never said things were perfect, OTP: i'll wait for you, OTP: the lady in my life, summertime!chris, thinking of you, toy x 28, VIRGINIA
a/n: i think the drabbles are gonna come back after this, i’m impatient lol. thanks for all the comments and views you guys! <333
Yes, of course
I remember, how could I forget?
How you feel?
And though you were my first time
A new feel
It won’t ever get old, not in my soul
Not in my spirit, keep it alive
We’ll go down this road
‘Til it turns from color to black and white
28.
Isolating myself from everyone in an attempt to ignore the bigger picture that the media is trying to force me into explaining isn’t hard to do anymore.
It’s almost too easy, to a fault. Initially, my attempts to go back home to run from whatever news or drama I didn’t want to hear was something like an all-out affair. Friends and family surrounded me and did whatever they needed to in order to keep me grounded and down to earth, reminding me of where’d I started out and where I’d always have people who could keep me calm and sane when being a celebrity was too much.
This situation is different though.
For a while, on many occasions, my low points were filled with these situations in which all I needed by my side was Kacie. One time, I’d even gotten her to spend the entire month with me. I think that’s when I realized I loved her, and it was the scariest feeling in the world. Robyn hated that shit, but I was trying to escape pressure of the extremely popular relationship we were in, and how high profile it had become.
I couldn’t move without and it being broadcasted everywhere, and I hated it. I just wanted to be with her, but even that had shaped up to be something that had gotten lost in translation, pitting her as the power wielding force in the relationship, and me as the one who benefitted the most from her celebrity status, which was bigger than mines.
When I got fed up enough, running home to take my mind off of how hectic things had become was easy to do. Getting Kacie to spend such a large amount of time with me was easier than I imagined, but by that time, we’d already started having a sexual relationship and honestly, in retrospect I can see how it made things more complicated for the three of us.
The moment I got too used to her, especially when we stopped denying the fact that we wanted every part of each other, I knew I had created this fork in the road path in terms of how my future would go. I knew a choice needed to be made, and either I could continue down Robyn’s path and cement this young prince and princess of R&B celebrity couple position, or travel down Kacie’s path and hold on to the idea of practicality and whatever shreds of normality I could.
I don’t know how I made it work to this day. On occasion I ended up down roads I wasn’t supposed to, but in the end I found my way back to what was comfortable. Despite everything though, I’m happy with where I am now. I’m very happy, after all of the shit I’ve put her through to get to what I wanted out of her and whatever could become of us as a whole.
It doesn’t take long for this tale of a snapped ex, several brushes with death, and the realization that one’s happiness can trigger someone to do fucked up things when motivated by jealousy can happen to anyone to get around. It’s being covered and formed by basically every outlet there is, and I’m satisfied with how Morgan spun the story and kept the hype up as far as what I’d do in order to keep Kacie.
I don’t how know she does it, but I know a major adjustment in my team will happen soon. Morgan can never be replaced now, especially not when she’s capable of doing all of this for not only me, but us. Maya would have never been able to strategically keep this working in my favor. Morgan is working wonders for me in terms of my impending reinvention as a more mature man, which is going to be hard to convince the media that I’m capable of presenting myself as such, but I have to.
She’s fucking amazing, and I don’t call to hesitate to let her know it. She’s defused rumor after rumor, and while placing the engagement into the mix as a slowly dawned upon realization with all of the imagery before to support it, she also sets the stage towards the acceptance of our engagement status.
It used to be easy to run away from my problems. Sometimes, like a horror movie, the ghosts come back to haunt me. In this instance, it was more like a chase. There were too many things I couldn’t ignore or repress, but I knew this engagement symbolized more than just dedication, expectations, and being certain that I wanted more out of life. It ultimately symbolized my understanding that it takes true love to triumph over all of it to get through things. (more…)
Filed under: adds, kacieverse, thinking of you | Tags: adds, au, chrihanna!friendship, kacieverse, OTP: the lady in my life, otp: you're all i need, summertime!chris, thinking of you
I know that heart that’s in your chest
It carries pain and so much stress
But you got to let it go
(Go, go, girl)
27.
“I hope you don’t think you’re going to have a simple two week disappearance… people are gonna be talking about that shit for months to come and you know it.” Kacie thumped me as I grabbed her hips and softly ran my fingers up her numb left side.
Normally, I was the type to disappear and do it effectively. I considered deleting all of my tweets and starting over, but something was telling me not to. I felt like I needed to do something to let people know that we were alive and well – I had deleted the tweets from earlier on accident, and didn’t bother to reiterate my point.
I was feeling some type of way because of the reaction of this whole thing. no matter how I attempted not to really look into it, I ended up spending the last ten minutes of the flight hovered over my phone, clicking every link I possibly could, curious as to what this situation would evolve into as time went on.
People initially thought it was some type of gimmick for promotion for Love and Hip Hop until they realized that people were seriously injured. The cameraman who was seated in the passenger’s seat next to Karrueche had been tossed into a coma, and Pat had told me that Dee would be on crutches until the end of July.
The list of things to anticipate had damn near tripled as everyone wanted me and her in their seats, on their stages, and in their studios, but I told Morgan not to confirm anything in my absence, like I normally trusted her to do when I disappeared like this.
Instead, my email started to pile up with inquiries and people wanting to know if I was okay, attempts to get me to confirm rumors, and various attempts at slyly admitting my true intentions of being with Kacie, which some people still didn’t believe, but fuck them.
“Oh fuck, remind me to call Robyn when we get to my house, okay?” Kacie shakes my arm as I nod and annoyingly rub my still burning eyes as I feel her hands lower my hand, and she shoves my glasses into my hand.
I blink a couple of times as my vision adjusts again and I lean into her, swooping my hand around her waist and resting my chin on her shoulder. I’m a little bit afraid to even call Robyn…
I haven’t talked to her in a while. More time than it should be. I need to call her, but I still need to gather myself when it comes to putting my thoughts together before even thinking about talking to her about being a father soon. I don’t really know how to put this into words that won’t offend her, but it’s something I need to do on my own, and soon, before she finds out some other way.
At least she’s happy. She’s accepted our engagement and she’s in my corner when it comes to making things work. Six years in the making and she’s finally coming around, and I doubt that twenty one year old Kacie could ever see this happening for us. Hell, I barely can at twenty three. I still feel reluctant to accept my future, but I know I have no choice but to…
It’s everything I ever wanted and it’s something that not too many people can have say they have it. I don’t think too many people can accept the fact that I’m willing to sacrifice whatever I need to in order to make us work, and that goes with exes, certain affiliations, old habits, what the fuck ever.
It’s been a long time coming. Now it’s time, and we’ve got to get things set. I’m back in the mindset that got me caught up once upon a time, but we know how to do this the right way this time around. I’m back to craving normality, and now I’m not alone.
“We can’t get too ratchet while we’re on this break. We ain’t gon’ have no repeats of the past. We’re older and smarter now, well… I am, at least. You get home and all your country boy ways seem to seep out.” Kacie laughed at me as I pursed my lips and ran my fingertips down her bare legs.
“I ain’t gon’ let nothing happen to my baby. You know this. I’ve proven this… we’re going to have fun.” I murmured as she inhaled against my shoulder and brought her lips to my neck, pulling back after my breath hitched.
“Fool, this my baby.” She saucily enunciated as she pointed to her stomach and propped her hand on her hip. I shook my head at her and narrowed my gaze at her when I saw an older woman look at us in disgust, even though we were playing around.
I instantly cringed and scolded her. (more…)
Filed under: adds, au, kacieverse, random, thinking of you | Tags: adds, angst, angstopher, au, chrihanna, chrihanna!friendship, kacieverse, OTP: the lady in my life, otp: you're all i need, smut, summertime!chris, thinking of you
And on and on from the moment I wake,
To the moment I sleep,
I’ll be there by your side,
Just you try and stop me,
I’ll be waiting in line,
Just to see if you care.
26.
“One of Vibe Magazine’s up and coming writers, Kacie DeVaughn was involved in a near fatal car crash last night at Mount Sinai Hospital, and shortly after, boyfriend and rumored fiancée Chris Brown was reportedly seen running towards the scene, only to disappear in the hospital for hours, possibly suffering from trauma related panic attacks…”
“Sources say Chris Brown led a small mob down Madison Avenue before reaching the scene and rushing instantly to the aid of rumored fiancée Kacie DeVaughn…”
“Brown’s ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran was reportedly seen driving onto the sidewalk to purposely trap Ms. DeVaughn into the side of Mount Sinai Hospital while recording season two of VH1 reality show titled Love and Hip Hop…”
“Us here at CNN might have had our ups and downs with Mr. Brown and his on-goings, but it’s apparent that in this time we can set that aside and wish for a speedy recovery for both him and his girlfriend…”
“A recent Billboard Chart update has shown Brown’s latest release, FORTUNE, has shot from number two in the Pop, Hip-Hop, and R&B charts from number four, two, and three respectively, to number one since its release twelve weeks ago…”
“Chris Brown and his rumored fiancée Kacie DeVaughn was reportedly held up in DeVaughn’s undisclosed private room for hours while fans filled the streets outside, rallying for the health of the couple…”
“Ooh, this is a real juicy hot topic, have you seen the pictures of Chris Brown and his girlfriend Kacie, the Vibe writer, uh-huh… leaving lunch earlier in the week and he held her stomach like there’s something they’re not telling us? Ooooh…What’s Rihanna going to think?”
“The only positive thing about this has to be the fact that you’re just not ‘chris brown’s girlfriend’…They know your name, girl.” Morgan pacified Kacie as she reappeared from the bathroom and glared at the screen.
I felt her lips briefly press against my head and I closed my eyes after opening one to peek at her, and heard her bed squeak as she got back on it.
Every few seconds, Morgan would flip through the channels and get a glimpse of what was being said about us in order for her to fine-tune our statement, but I was getting more and more annoyed by the moment. I figured TV commentary would be easier than getting a handle on Internet rumors though, so I allowed it.
“They damn well should, they keep talking about us. I have a name and if they weren’t using it, I’d be pissed, to be honest. But c’mon Mo, don’t you have enough quotes by now? The TV is pissing me off… Twitter is pissing me off… my growling stomach is pissing me off… I can’t wait to get to Richmond, I’ma go ham in the food kiosks man.” Kacie groaned loudly as Morgan flipped through the channels and eventually settled back to where I had left it last night, on an outdated episode of Futurama.
“That was a dumb decision, huh?” Morgan murmured softly as I heard Kacie cluck her tongue and I sunk deeper into the sofa-like chair, trying to get comfortable.
My fucking eyes had started to burn after trying to focus on her for the majority of the night, and between watching her sleep, helping her to the bathroom a few times in the hazy darkness of the room, and creeping over to the window on occasion to groan at the growing crowd outside.
I was definitely on low reserve by the time Morgan got here, telling us we’d be able to leave soon, and hung around to pen as best as an official statement as three hours of sleep could create. (more…)
Filed under: adds, au, kacieverse, thinking of you, Uncategorized | Tags: angst, angstopher, au, kacieverse, OTP: the lady in my life, otp: you're all i need, summertime!chris, thinking of you
a/n: hi new commenters and old ones as well. thanks for all the hits. i’m getting nervous as hell, but … *deep breath* here goes nothing! oh and trust and believe, it might seem easy now but…. not for long.
I’ll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and a voice of reason
I’ll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices son
They’re one in the same, I must isolate you…
Isolate and save you from yourself …
My legs are on fire.
I feel like I’m taping the chase scene in Takers as I dart through cars and traffic and make my way down the street, towards the chaos I see ahead of me. I clock two blocks within minutes. I’m nothing but air in motion, running lights and putting myself in danger at the same time, but I don’t care. I don’t care that people are stopping and a few have started to run with me, or that I’m leaving an SUV abandoned in traffic after Pat got out in an attempt to stop me.
It’s all useless. I have to get there.
I look over my shoulder briefly and see that Pat has started back towards the SUV. My phone is blaring in my pocket, but I can’t stop to answer it. I’m too close to the scene, and when I reach it, my heart starts to beat rapidly in my chest.
And then I see them.
