“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].

signed

scanned his surroundings, an unsettling feeling creeping over him. These were the same drug dealers who had left a similar card at Esther’s old

Felix some distance away, and felt a

cement truck driver, grabbed him by the collar, and demanded, “Tell me!

“What

pointed to the card. “This card! Where did it

asked, “What

driver and waited for

wouldn’t escape without

were those drug dealers hiding? Were they watching him or

ambulance and police’s blaring sirens echoed as

not critical, thanks to

and Felix underwent thorough medical

in his bag. He informed Esther that he needed to leave to

hurried to the

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