My mother will get out of the automobile first and I observe on shaky legs. Caleb wraps his arm round my shoulder and ushers me into the diner I haven’t been in for years. I didn’t even assume it will nonetheless be standing, by no means thoughts open for enterprise.

Pop greets us the second we cross his threshold. Caleb ushers me to a sales space distant from the door and home windows. He sits me down and takes my face in his palms.

“Pop, can we get some water, please?”

“In fact.”

“That was him, wasn’t it?” I choke out via the thick emotion clogging my throat.

“Truthfully, I don’t know, babe. We’ll see what Clay and Al say after they get right here.”

“Why was Al there? Isn’t he off the case?”

Caleb shrugs. “We all the time used to attend the funerals of our victims’. I do know this case will piss him off till the bastard is behind bars.”

Pop locations a jug of iced water on the desk and pours me a glass. I take it from him and sip slowly.

“What do you say I make you some pancakes and bacon? Candy and savory mixed. It’d simply make you are feeling higher,” says Pop.

“That sounds…” I look between Pop and Caleb. They each take a look at me with involved gazes. “That sounds good.” I smile.

Caleb’s cell rings in his pocket. He stands up and walks over to the far nook of the diner to reply it. My thoughts wanders. I need to hear what he’s saying, however I don’t know if my legs will maintain me as much as go over there.

My mother reaches over the desk and takes my hand. I forgot that my mother and brother are right here. My head isn’t my very own right now, and Spencer is clearly overthinking issues as he seems to be out of the entrance window.

“It’s going to be okay, sweetie.”

“Yeah.” I sigh.

I need to imagine these 5 little phrases each time I hear them – It’s going to be okay.

The diner door beeps because it swings open and all of us look over to it. Clay walks in with Al on his heels. They give the impression of being just a little out of kinds; hair in all places, fits matted, and sneakers muddy.

I arise on trembling legs and meet Clay in the midst of the diner. “Did you get him?”

“We didn’t. I’m sorry. We chased him down a number of blocks, however he disappeared. Chris is checking all native surveillance cameras. SVU are trying out the realm and so they have dispatched forensics to the realm you noticed him in.”

“One other useless finish.” I flip away from Clay and sit again down in my seat. A pointy ache shoots via my abdomen and I hiss with ache, rubbing my tummy.

“Aria?” Clay bends down by my aspect.

Caleb joins him a second later. “I’m calling Dr. Collier. You must get checked over, sweetheart.”

Clay stands up and lets Caleb be part of my aspect. As a lot as I really like Clay like a brother, Caleb is the person who I need by my aspect.

“I’m okay, Caleb. I’ll be superb as soon as I get residence,” I say weakly.

“I’m not taking any possibilities. It’ll solely take 5 minutes to get you checked over.”

Caleb walks away along with his telephone pressed to his ear. I relaxation my head on my arm, leaning on the desk. I really feel my mother’s hand squeeze my arm and I shut my eyes.

“Caleb’s proper, sweetheart. It can put your thoughts at relaxation realizing all the pieces is okay with the infant.”

I simply need someday the place I don’t really feel suffocated. Someday the place everybody doesn’t make choices for me. Someday the place I really feel like I’m my very own individual.

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