Page 57 of No Mercy
There’s a chance I could follow this but it also means I’ll be heading straight into unfamiliar territory alone.
I think back to the forest with Axel. Was I too harsh with telling him I want to do this alone? Am I stupid for doing this without some type of help?
It’s too late for me to be thinking about any of this and there is no way that I can go back and ask him for help. Fuck, Iwouldn’t even knowhowto get hold of him. He’s always found me.
Pushing all the doubt aside, I place the laptop on the passenger seat before gripping the steering wheel. I don’t have the luxury to currently second-guess myself. Every minute matters right now and I’ll make sure I use every single one finding Mandy.
“East it is.” I mutter under my breath. The tires screech beneath me as I take off out of the car park. People jump back as I approach them, my foot never leaving the accelerator.
Turning on to the main road, I glance at the sat nav, waiting for it to reload the map of the direction to go. 25 minutes away… okay I can do that.
As I turn a corner, a flash of lights in my rear view mirror grabs my attention. Something about the vehicle grabs my attention but not in a good way. Something about the vehicle being so close behind me sends goosebumps across my skin.
Gripping the steering wheel tighter, I feel my pulse quicken as my palms begin to sweat. Maybe it’s nothing, it could be completely harmless. But… what if it isn’t?
Deciding to follow my instincts I take the next left turn. My sat nav starts screaming at my to turn around as it makes my ETA later than planned. I check my mirror, waiting for the car to pass the turning but my heart sinks when I see them follow.
It could just be coincidence right?
I try again, making a sudden right turn into a road that seems quieter as all the shops close. The vehicle behind matches me as they speed up towards me.
Okay… definitely not a coincidence.
Slowing down, I move over to the right side of the road giving them enough space to pass but instead, a scream erupts from my throat as they collide into the back of me causing me to smash against the steering wheel.
A sharp piercing pain throbs in my head as I fight to bring myself around.?“Fuck, that hurts like a bitch.” I mutter through clenched teeth.
The faint sound of tapping cuts through the buzzing in my ears as my mind scrambles to make sense of everything around me.
Car…Mandy…Crash.
Oh god.
I raise my trembling hand to my forehead, hissing as the touch ignites a fresh wave of searing pain. Cold liquid coats my fingertips as it runs down my hand. Blood.
Panic rushes through my chest as everything from the moment before comes flooding back.
This isn’t right, I have to get out of here.
The tapping gets louder. At first I think it’s in my head, that it is my brain throbbing against my skull- that was until a voice calls out to me.
“Miss? Miss, are you okay?”
Groaning, I squint towards the window. A blurred figure leans against the glass, their hands pressing against it, leaving marks.
Great, now I have to get the damn windows cleaned.
I open my mouth to respond, to reassure them I’m okay so they will stop banging on my windows, but the words catch in my throat as a realisation slams into me.
How do they know I’m a ‘Miss’?
The windows are blacked out. There’s no way they could know who’s inside… Unless this was planned.
Oh my god. The car. The one that was following me.
Thiswasplanned and I’m their target.
Why is it always me?! Why do I have to be someone’s target and not Sandra who lives down the road.
