Tweedledum and Tweedledee (21 page)

"I'm so sorry I put your son in danger," I said.

"Are you kidding me?" she answered. "I know you did everything you could. Heck, if it wasn't for you, he probably wouldn't be alive at all. I know I owe you one for this."

It was the best reaction I could have hoped for. I was so relieved.

I drew in a deep breath, then looked at my phone again, when it suddenly rang. I jumped when I saw who it was.

"Maya?" I said and took it.

"Hi, Mom."

Uh-oh. Something is wrong. I can hear it in her voice. Something is terribly wrong.

"What's going on, sweetheart?" I asked.

"Well…I was just wondering…I just wanted to…"

"Maya, what’s wrong? I can hear it in your voice. Something is wrong."

Maya started sobbing.

"Maya, sweetheart. Just tell me. It's gonna be alright. I promise you."

"No," she cried. "No, it won't. Not this time, Mom."

"What on earth happened?"

"I…I…I got mad at Dad and stole his car…"

"You did what? Where are you Maya?"

"Wait. There’s more."

I took in a deep breath to calm myself down. "Okay."

"I…oh, it's awful, Mom."

"Just tell me what it is. I won't get mad. Just tell me."

"Well…I…I…I kind of hit someone with it. It wasn't my fault, Mom. You have to believe me. Someone jumped right out in front of the car. There was nothing I could do."

"You hit someone? Who? What? Is he dead? Maya, you don't even have a license! Is this person alive?"

"I don't know. I don't dare to look. There’s blood, Mom. There was blood on the windshield. Oh my God, Mom. I'm scared. What if I killed someone?"

"Well, where is the person now?"

"Still lying in the road in front of my car. Oh God, Mom. What if this person dies? Oh, Mom, please." Maya was crying loudly now.

"Easy, Maya. Calm down. Now, just take it easy, will you? I'm sure it'll be fine. Now I want you to hang up, then call 112 and talk to the police and have them send an ambulance. Then, you call your Dad."

"I can't do that, Mom. He'll kill me."

"But you have to. You need someone to be there with you. The police will take you in for questioning. Dad needs to be there. I'll be back tomorrow, then I'll come for you."

Maya went quiet. "You don't think Dad will kill me?"

"No. Don't be silly."

"He's been really mad lately, Mom. I'm scared of him. He yells at Victoria constantly. I even saw him hit her once. Mom, do you think he'll hit me?"

"If he does, I'll kill him. But he's your only chance now, Maya. Just call him, will you? Then call me back so I know you're safe. But first, call for an ambulance."

"Okay," Maya said with a very weak voice.

"Talk to you in a few minutes," I said. "I'll wait by the phone."

"Okay."

Two hours later, I still hadn't heard from her. I called her dad again and again, but got no answer. When he finally picked up, he told me he hadn't heard from her either. He had no idea what had happened. I had to tell him everything.

"I'm gonna kill her when I find her," Michael hissed angrily into the phone. "She's been nothing but a pain in the butt since she got here. Now, she stole my car? And wrecked it? I'm gonna kill her!"

It was while listening to him yell and hiss that I finally understood what Maya had tried to tell me. That was when I realized that she had tried to run away. And now she had done it again. This time, not just from her dad, but from both of us. And, worst of all, she had run from the consequences of her actions.

THE END

Dear reader. Thank you for purchasing TWEEDLEDEE AND TWEEDLEDUM (Emma Frost #6). I know this one ends on a terrible cliffhanger, but I also assure you that you'll get a lot more of this part of the story in the next novel, where Emma starts the search for her runaway teenage daughter.

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