It was worse than hell itself, watching her mother ogle Hank Millar.
Nora sat at the other end of the table trying not to hurl as her mother and Hank were flirting. To her it was a fate worse than death, or something awfully close to it. Soon Nora could no longer take it; she stood abruptly pushing her chair far behind her "I've had it!" Nora snapped.
Her mother gave her a cold stare "Nora…" her voice trailed off as her daughter stormed away from the table and out the doors of the restaurant.
"Come on pick up already…" Nora muttered as the phone pressed heavily against her ear gave a low dial tone. Nora was immediately sent to voice mail. "Damn it, Vee!" she hissed.
With her loss of patience for her friend she snapped her phone shut and kept walking. Maybe I can hitchhike; I can still feel my skin crawling. Nora thought darkly. She could remember her and her mother making fun of Marcie and Hank Millar. Nora felt horribly betrayed that out of the blue her mom was now dating Hank Millar.
Her skin crawled once more at the thought of Hank defiling her mom. She shuddered "Gross…" she muttered.
Nora had lost track of time as she walked farther and farther from the restaurant. Cars whizzed by leaving behind gold tracks of where the headlights used to be; she hoped to reach the gas station in the distance, so she can figure out where to ask Vee to meet her. "If only Vee would pick up her phone." She hissed to herself.
With a slight roar of an engine a car sped past her, nearly close enough to hit her. Nora's hair slapped her against her face as the car took a sharp U-turn leaving behind sickly black tire marks. Nora took a sharp breath as the car lost control and crashed into the parking lot of the nearby gas station.
Instincts told her to turn around and walk back to the restaurant but deep down inside she heard a soothing voice tell her to come closer. Goosebumps traveled around her skin as she ran to the direction of the car. Steam barely slid from the cracks in the car hood as it was against a lap post.
The windows were shattered around small holes looked to be made by bullets. Nora shook her head "Ok Nora, time to turn around and walk away." She mumbled to herself.
"Do you always talk in first person?" a chilled voice spoke.
She turned sharply around but no one was there. She couldn't stop hyperventilating, a name swirled around in her head but she couldn't speak it. It felt as if the words were stuck to her throat.
Nora stood there frozen in fear as a hand clawed at the door around a smashed window. The pale hand was covered in blood and cuts from broken glass. She screamed loudly and turned to run when a dark shadow ran across her. Her heart was struck against the side of her ribcage as she fell backwards and hit the ground.
Patch…
Hope you guys like a little twist from the actual book. *This did not happen in Silence, some spoilers though* Enjoy! :D
