“Clark! Wake up!

“Clark, don’t fall asleep!”

Esther felt a rush of fear, her heart pounding. He worried that Clark might not make it.

Gabriel gritted his teeth through the pain and approached the cement truck.

“Get out of the car,” he commanded.

The cement truck’s door creaked open, and a man smelling of alcohol stumbled out. As he stepped out, a card fell from the truck.

Gabriel leaned down to pick up the card, too distracted to keep an eye on the drunk driver.

The card featured a bright poppy flower on the front and had a simple message on the back.

[A small token of appreciation].

was signed

an unsettling feeling creeping over him. These were the same drug dealers who had left a similar

Esther, who was with Clark and Felix some distance away, and felt a chilling sense of being targeted by these

the collar, and demanded, “Tell me! Who told you to

bewildered. “What

“This card! Where did it

asked, “What

glared at the driver and waited for

intoxicated driver wouldn’t escape without

drug

blaring sirens echoed as

not critical, thanks to Agatha. Felix had merely fainted

underwent thorough medical examinations,

in his bag. He informed Esther that he needed to leave to investigate why the card was

to

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