The Dark Guest by Sarah Hamaker

Author:Sarah Hamaker [Hamaker, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781733257985
Publisher: Sarah Hamaker

Chapter

Thirty-Three

Violet stopped at the corner of North Street and University Avenue to wait for the signal to cross the street. The late-afternoon sun slanted its golden rays on the buildings, bringing with it a hint of spring. Only a couple of weeks before March 21st, and already the crocuses were starting to stretch from their winter slumber. She tightened the grip on her shoulder bag and stepped off the curb as the light changed. Suddenly, a man ran at her from the side and yanked her arm, propelling her back onto the sidewalk. Violet hit the bricks hard, pain shooting up her arms. For a few seconds, she couldn’t focus on what was happening. Shouts and tires squealing on asphalt mingled together.

“Miss, are you okay?”

Violet stared at the man, a short scar marring the left side of his face. Anger shot the words out of her mouth. “You pushed me down.” There was something familiar about him, but she couldn’t place where she’d see him.

The man started to answer, but a woman nearby overheard and inserted herself into the conversation. “And it’s a good thing he did, young lady. That car didn’t even stop as it roared down the street and took the corner. If he hadn’t gotten you out of the way, you would have been hit.”

Violet gasped, her ire fading at the realization his action saved her. “Oh, my. Then thank you.”

The man studied her face. “Will you be all right?”

She tested her limbs. “I think so. Some bruises but nothing too serious.”

He nodded. “Be careful. You might not be so lucky a third time.” Before Violet could ask what he meant or even his name, the man melted into the crowd and was gone.

Struggling to her feet, she swayed as a wave of dizziness swept over her.

The woman who had spoken before gently took her arm and guided her to a bench. “Here, dear. Just sit down for a little bit. An ambulance is on its way.”

“Ambulance? I don’t need a doctor. I’m fine, really.” Violet winced as she sat, her body aching from the impact with the ground. She lifted her hand and saw her palm had red slashes from her skid over the pavement. Her jacket now sported a rip up one arm, and her jeans had a hole in the left knee. At least the bruises and cut from the car crash had faded before she’d added new ones.

“Is there someone I can call for you?” The woman hovered beside her, her older face a crease of concern.

Violet shook her head. The man’s cryptic words and disappearance made her uneasy. Maybe the car’s path wasn’t accidental. “Did you see what kind of the car it was?”

The woman frowned. “No, it happened so fast. All I know is that it was a black sedan.”

A young man with knit cap and a skateboard tucked under one arm chimed in, “It wasn’t a car. It was a pickup truck.”

The woman turned to him with a hand on one hip.

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