3; Betrayal's child: Truth and Death 2
Dani woke up with her head throbbing. How did Junior deal with this? She glanced at the clock and smiled to herself.
12:30
His father was already gone. She took a cold shower, and made herself a cup of coffee. Figuring that if it helped Junior with his hangovers, it would do her good. As she waited for the coffee to be brewed , she went over to the medicine cabinet and took out some aspirins. She took out 2 and swallowed them dry. She was about to get her coffee when the phone rang.
"Hello" She said into the phone. She put the phone between her shoulder and her ear and headed for the coffee pot.
"May I speak to Ken Davis please" An unfamiliar voice said from the other end.
"He's out on a flight" she said as she filled her mug to it's capacity. "But I'm Danielle Davis. Can I take a message?"
"There's been an accident"
Dani felt an icy chill go trough her spine. It took a moment to find her voice
"Wh-what ?" She croaked.
"A car accident. We found a Porsche crashed in the lake"
Porsche? Junior!
The mug she was holding fell from her hands. No. No. NO!
Dani leaned against the Ritter's car with her mind in a haze. On the lake's shore, Matt and Kris talked with the officer. Fragments of their conversation drifted in and out.
No one could have survived this…Can't find the body…Where is he?
She felt the wetness in her cheeks before she even realized she was crying.
I should have gone with him. This isn't happening. It can't be. Junior can't be gone. He said he wouldn't disappear. I can't loose him. He can't be dead. He's only 19! I'll wake up any moment and he'll be…
"Dani", a familiar voice broke Dani's train of thought. She looked up to find Matt in front of her. With his hand resting casually on her shoulder. He was looking at her with genuine concern. "Do you want me to make the call" he asked her softly
Call?
Dani realized her cell phone was clutched in her hand.
Oh right I was supposed to call my dad.
The thought of dealing with her father after what had happened the previous night. And that she would have to live without Junior were too much.
Dani heard a cry escape her lips. "Just take me to your house" she choked out "I'll figure it out from there."
Matt nodded understandingly. In a minute, Kris joined them. Matt led her to the back seat . Dani watched the road rush by her window without really seeing