Infinite Time by HJ Lawson

Author:HJ Lawson [Lawson, HJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

We hit the street-racing-car jackpot. A lime-green Honda Civic with black flames on the side is parked outside the bar. Everything about it is amped up, from the oversized wheels to the double exhaust. It looks like it's straight off the set of The Fast and the Furious. There is nothing concealed about this.

Scarlet jumps inside and starts to use the same silver device as before, but I remember the keys I grabbed in Goro’s office. One of the keys has the Honda logo on them.

“Try these,” I say, tossing them to Scarlet as I rush around and get in on the other side. My door clicks open, and I jump in with Tora in my arms. Inside is just as over-the-top as the outside, with the lime-green accent details on the black leather seats and steering wheel.

In seconds, Scarlet has the car moving, and we speed down the alley. Twisting in my seat, I see Hector and Clint staring at our car for a moment then rushing out of view.

We burst onto a main street, and try to blend a lime-green car in with the other traffic.

“You shouldn’t have stabbed that man,” Scarlet says as it becomes clear that no one is following us for now.

“Trust me, I didn’t intend to. It just happened.”

“Yeah, well, don’t do it again.”

Before I can say anything else, she gestures to her bag. “Grab my phone.”

She makes a quick call, again speaking so quickly in Japanese that I can’t even pretend to understand what she’s saying. When she hangs up, her face is twisted in a worried frown.

“What?”

She shakes her head. My body flies into the door as Scarlet spins the car around and heads in a different direction.

“What?” I repeat, pulling my seatbelt over us.

“I know an agent. We’re going to see her.”

“That’s good, right?”

“I don’t know. She sounded off.”

I run my hand down Tora’s back, still trying to calm her. She hasn’t moved since we left the bar. I’m afraid she’s in shock, but there’s nothing I can do about it now.

“Why are we going there if you don’t think things are good?” I ask. “Isn’t that asking for trouble?”

“We don’t have much choice. She’s our only friend in this place and time.”

“Great. Why don’t I feel reassured?”

Scarlet glances at me, but she doesn’t say anything. It’s pretty clear she’s worried, though.

“How far away is it?”

“About one hour.”

I stroke Tora’s long black hair as she sleeps on my shoulder, letting out the softest breath as a hint that she’s still alive. I rest my head against the car window, watching the streets of Tokyo fly by as a blur, each building melding into the next.

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