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Foiled Car Stunt

Author: Rose D' Arc
last update Last Updated: 2024-06-13 02:10:18
Alicia’s POV:

I strode out of the cafe before she could even say a word.

Oh how I longed to hit Cleo Abrams then and there. I had to tell myself that there would be my time for revenge. Not now maybe. But soon.

With a sharp exhale I hauled down the first cab I saw and it slowed to a stop, waiting for me to enter.

I approached it, noting how new the interior was, and how the driver kept his hand on the steering wheel. He seemed nervous. Almost anticipatory.

Whatever, I thought, and entered the back of the car. But as soon as I shut the door I heard the sound of a lock and I looked up to see the driver gazing at me through the rear view mirror.

What was going on?

My mind raced as the car began to roll with no destination I knew of.

Panic flooded my brain before I calmed myself down in an instant. I had to be. I wasn’t defenseless.

“So, who are you?” I asked, without fear. “Or would you like to take me to dinner first before you tell me?”

The driver seemed to jerk at the questi
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