26. Shhh...

49. Shhh…

- Jacob -

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I park my car in front of the location shared by Natalie. I am restless and uptight, if it was a good idea to ask her to drive. She sounded fairly shocked and frantic. She had told me she wasn’t feeling safe and location of the party was too far from my house. I didn’t want her to wait alone in the car for an hour.

I see a car enter the driveway and I exhale a breath of relief.

She gets out of the car and says, “I am sorry Jacob... I called Ira but she didn’t-”

“Relax…” I tell her, “Don’t ever hesitate to call me if you ever feel unsafe or something…”

She blinks and nods.

“How is he?” I ask, opening the back door.

“Kind of out… Barely conscious.”

We bolster him by the shoulder and take him towards the house. Natalie finds the keys in his pocket and unlocks the door. I don’t like it when she slips her hands in his pocket. But it’s fucking unreasonable thought so I try to ignore it.

“Do you know anybody we could call?” I ask as we enter the house. We cannot leave h