Chapter 25: Rudi Wakes UpThere was the sound of a turn signal beeping.
Rudi opened his eyes and looked around at the car. He blinked. Swallowed dryly and then glanced down at the phone in his lap. He had a few missed calls and two new texts from Reehan. With bleary eyes, he read them.
Are you okay? Heard there’s a nasty storm happening in the Laurentians? Please call me as soon as you get this.
Then, one more text half an our later.
Mom’s worried. Call us.
He had a massive headache. And that taste in his mouth. Like he’d been sleeping for days. His muscles were sore.
“The car seems all right,” Syd said, leaning his head into his open window. “I don’t know what happened. s**t, I’m sorry. You sure you’re not hurt?”
At the sight of Syd’s face, everything, every detail, emotion, smell,
