Lillies

Zane:

Twelve days is all I have to think of a plan to save Kiara. I can’t kill her, and I will not, because it will mean killing myself. I have never had a reason to live, but with her, I have hope.

“Could I have said no?” I question myself with my hands firmly gripping the wheel.

I’m so lost in thought that I do not notice the red light in front. I cross it at once, and in that moment, I hear a screeching sound, and a car halts close to mine, causing me to come to an abrupt stop.

“Are you blind or something?” the lady in the car yells, and I roll down my window.

“I’m sorry,” I apologize, then I move my car forward, cornering to the side of the road where I stop to think.

Nothing comes to mind, but I spot a flower store up ahead with a middle-aged lady tending to the flowers displayed in front. All I think of is Kiara, and the thought of her warms my heart.

I start my car, then I put a call across to Rufus.

“Is Kiara home yet?” I ask as soon as he picks up the call.

“Yes, she is havin