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She felt like a pilgrim. The engine thrummed with power, nearly numbing her fingertips, its roaring a wild protest to the empty road she traveled. Walled in by trees and shadows, the consuming dark stole the color of the leaves and brush, making her ponder what this very place would be in a few hours. Her foot never leaving the gas, she recklessly raced nothing. She felt like a pilgrim going to a holy land.
The phone rang, its suddenness more shocking than the first booming thunderclap of a storm. She lost control of the car for but a second, nearly crashing. The phone rang still, louder, as she took deep breaths to calm her frayed nerves. She grabbed the receiver, adjusting it to her ear, she spoke, "Haruno."
She could hear the disbelief in his pauses; the judgment in his monotone.
"No I haven't checked. Gimme a sec, I will right now." Adjusting the dials, she turned on the terminal built into her dashboard. She navigated the police BBS subconsciously, more distracted by the flashing hazard lights recoloring her skin a curious shade of yellow. Such distractions, however, abruptly terminated as her green eyes locked on to the thread title, no doubts what her partner wanted her to see.
Uchiha Sasuke, Male Aged 21, Missing.
"Yes," her voice quivered. How unprofessional. He did not comment on her slip. "Yes, we should."
She kept silent for the longest while, contemplating the best way to phrase her next statement without sounding like a fool. "I don't know where I am."