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My eyes stare unfocused out at the endless road and the starless
night, and I realize that I would rather be anywhere else, anywhere at
all, except here in this goddamn car. I hate the throb of the engine, I
hate the smell of sex and gasoline, I hate the song playing on the
radio, I hate the flashing of the streetlights racing past, I hate the
rushing wind in my hair, I hate the feeling of Kazuya’s arm around my
shoulders as he speaks, soft and smooth in that way he does, saying
something I haven’t really been paying attention to.
“… It’ll be easy. The two of us together, there’s nothing we can’t
do.” He’s leaned in close now, his other hand resting on my thigh, but I
don’t feel anything at all. “All we have to do is win, and everything we
ever wanted, it’ll all be ours.” He’s grinning, but it just looks hollow
in this godawful flickering sodium light. “Just trust me…” I’m so tired.
Tired and carsick.
From the driver’s seat, the man in the fancy white jacket finally
speaks. “I now reveal the end of –”
“Stop the car.”
He chuckles, deep and rich. It makes my head hurt. “No need to worry,
we’ve almost reached our destination. Now –”
Without really thinking about it, my hand finds my breast pocket and
pulls out Kyoko’s switchblade, the one I haven’t let go of since the day
she died. I’m already reaching around the seat, holding it at his
throat. “I said, stop the fucking car.”