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Chapter 11
Chelsea grasped her purse so tightly she could feel the blood pumping through her fingers. She gasped quietly as Jason weaved in and out of the lanes on the freeway. Cars honked and swerved, but Jason didn't seem to care. His eyes were squinted, like he was trying really hard to concentrate.
Chelsea looked at the speedometer; they were going thirty miles over the speed limit!
"Jason!" Chelsea screamed as he pulled over three lanes to catch the exit before he missed it, nearly hitting a minivan in the process.
"What? It's okay." He laughed as they sped down the off-ramp.
"You almost hit that minivan. You've been speeding and weaving in and out of lanes…what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing baby, so just chill out."
Chelsea looked at him, and suddenly it hit her. "You're drunk." She stated softly, her voice filled with pain.
Jason scoffed. "Wha—no. No, I am…I am not drunk."
"Pull over."
Jason looked at Chelsea. "Huh?"
"Raven was right. Pull over, you can't drive like this."
Jason looked at the road and then back to Chelsea. "Are you kidding? I am not gonna pull over because I am not drunk. I'm not!"
"Did you have any beer tonight?"
Jason hesitated.
"You did. How many?"
"Look, I had a few beers to calm down. So what? It's cool baby."
Chelsea shook her head frantically. "No. No. We have to pull over."
"No."
"Jason stop the car!"
"No!"
"Jason if you don't pull over…"
Jason took his eyes off the road once again. "FINE!"
He swerved the car quickly to the sidewalk and Chelsea screamed.
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"MOM!" Raven screamed, running down the stairs to the living room.
Tanya, who was in the kitchen, washing her hands, came running in, her hands still dripping. "What Raven? What is it?"
Tears streamed down Raven's face as she gripped both of her mother's arms tightly. She spoke quickly, "I had a vision. The phone was going to ring and you answer it and you said..."
Suddenly the phone rang.
Raven pulled away from Tanya, more tears falling down her face.
Tanya gently pulled her self from Raven's grasp. "All right. It'll be okay."
Raven leaned on the staircase railing for support, a million horrible thoughts running through her head.
Tanya took a deep breath as she picked up the phone. "Baxter household; Tanya Baxter speaking…What? What happened?"
Raven closed her eyes. This was her vision.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Tanya hung up and went for her keys.
Looking directly at Raven she said, "it's Chelsea."
"What happened?" Raven managed to choke out.
Tanya pulled her into a hug, shaking her head. "No, honey. That was Chelsea. She's on Charleston street. She's okay."
Raven looked at her mother through tears, her face suddenly beaming. "What? Chelsea's okay?"
Tanya laughed a little. "Yeah. She needs me to pick her up. I guess she came to her senses."
Raven almost fell backwards in relief. "Oh thank God!"
Tanya smiled, and swung her purse onto her shoulders. "Do you want to come with me?"
Raven nodded, wiping her tears and taking a deep breath.
Tanya squeezed Raven's shoulders as they both headed out the door.
