Page 45 of Every Sunset
“And you don’t know who it was?” he asked.
“I only know you guys, Neil, Cat, and Tate and I don’t think it was any of them,” I replied with a roll of my eyes that only made my head hurt more.
“Madd!” Logan yelled, making me jump at least a foot in the air.
“Fuck Logan!” I groaned.
“Sorry. Madd was in the gym,” he told me.
“What’s up?” I heard Maddox ask in the background.
“Anna was in an accident. We need to go,” Logan said, just as my cell started beeping in my ear. I pulled it away and studied the screen.
“Shit!” I cursed as I put the phone back to my ear. “Logan, my phone’s almost dead,” I told him.
“Just stay on the line until….” The three beeps that cut Logan off indicated my phone was completely dead, then I was sat in silence again as the screen of my cell went black.
“Great,” I sighed annoyed. “Just fucking great!” I looked around me and shuddered at how dark and silent everything was. It was creepy as hell and I did not want to be out there alone. What if whoever ran me off the road came back this way? It wasn’t likelyto be an upstanding citizen, seeing as he’d run me off of the road, then sped off as fast as he could.
I don’t know how long it took before I saw headlights approaching – minuts only, I was sure – but it had felt like hours. Despite the warm evening I couldn’t seem to stop shivering and my head was pounding ever harder as the bright lights that approached and slowed to park before me, shone way too brightly in my eyes. I held out a hand to try and block them from my sensitive eyes, but then two hulking figures rushed from the car and blocked the light for me as they rushed to my side.
“Anna! Jesus, you said an accident. You didn’t say you wrecked!” Logan growled as he dropped to his knees beside me and started poking at the wound on my head.
“We need to call 9-1-1,” Maddox spoke up as he ripped his cell from his jeans pocket, clearly pissed. I just hoped it wasn’t with me. “You need an ambulance.”
“No!” I panicked as I shoved away Logan’s hand and tried to stand. “You can’t do that, Madd!”
I managed to get my feet under me, but when I tried to jump up, my body gave up on me and I ended up back on the ground again.
“Why not? He’s right. You’re hurt pretty badly,” Logan pushed.
“I’m not. It’s just this cut and a few bruises. I don’t want the police getting involved!” I almost pleaded as I looked up to Maddox, hoping he could read the desperation in my face.
“What about the fucker who caused this? We can’t just let him away with it?” Maddox asked.
“He was probably wasted, Madd. I didn’t even really see the car. It all happened too fast. The chances of anyone catching him are small anyway,” I argued.
“Why don’t you want the police involved, sweetheart?”
“I just don’t, okay? Please. You said you wanted me to ask you both for help when I needed it. I’m asking you now,”
“Are you and Max wanted for something?” Maddox asked as he studied me.
“No! Of course not!”
“Then why are you scared of the police?”
“I’m not scared. I just don’t want them to make it official in any paperwork where we are. It’s better if Max and I just st-stay hidden,” I explained.
“You told us you were safe. You said no one would come after you. Is that what this is? Did someone from your past cause this accident?” Logan demanded as he too studied me.
“No! Jesus! No one is coming after us. There’s no one from our past who could. This was just an accident, but I don’t want Max or I to have out location reported anywhere it shouldn’t be, okay? Just in case. It’s just better if we stay under the radar.” I tried to explain, desperate for them to just give in. I couldn’t tell them anymore than that, but as tired and shaken as I was, I knew I’d spill of they pushed too much harder.
“Is he a cop? The asshole who hurt you? Is that it?” Maddox asked.
“You promised,” I reminded Logan as I looked to him. “You promised the past could be the past. You said you wouldn’t pushme.” Tears filled my eyes and I tried furiously to blink them back.
“I did. You’re right,” he nodded. “Let’s just get you home, okay? I can call a guy to tow your car in the morning too. No police, no hospital,” he agreed, much to my relief.
