*this was crazy. it was totally crazy. he barely knew the woman but he was getting into her car, fastening the seat belt as quickly as he could, hands shaking. his face was purple from the cold and running but he didn’t care*
i, i just saw it on the news i couldn’t believe it why did this happen?
I don’t know.. I just… I don’t know… [Alice tried to hide the shaking in her hands as buckled her seat belt and turned the key. The engine roared to life like it was brand new. She didn’t want to scare Jack anymore than he already was. She may not have known him very well, but she knew he cared about Katelynn and that was enough for now. She pull out of the lot and on to the street. Thankfully the roars were mostly empty.]
It’s shouldn’t take to long to get there. [She muttered mostly to herself. She glanced over at him and flipped on the heater.] You cold?
no, not. not really.
*he didn’t feel much of anything besides hollow. this wasn’t meant to happen. it was meant to be a good time of year, wasn’t it? his first christmas with somebody like katelynn in his life and look at what happened. why? why was this happening? what had he done wrong, what had katelynn done to deserve this? he bit at his knuckle, and shut his eyes tightly*
she doesn’t deserve this.
Jack Maple 