She had a lot to think about.

Her family, her kids.

.

She had to factor all that in when making her choices.

The night crept by.

By the time the first Light of dawn appeared, Alexis snuffed out her last cigarette.

She grabbed her phone and dialed her assistant.

When she picked up, Alexis asked in a soft voice, “Was Leonel badly hurt in last year’s crash?”

Her assistant, sounding half-asleep, was suddenly wide awake.

She hesitated, not wanting to say anything.

Alexis could sense the truth from the silence.

After a moment, she said, “I need to see the car.

to talk her out of

it’s

can’t find it

“Find it for me.

matter what

voice left no room for doubt, so the assistant quickly replied, “Sure, Miss

right

later, Alexis was at the scrapyard, where heaps of old

manager was chatty, saying, “Don’t let the clutter

cars used to

them are here because they were in

Like this one.

it and he

things casually, as if tragedies like this were just another day on

and asked with a raspy voice, “Where’s the car I’m looking

pointed off in the

“It’s over there.

used to be a Luxury car, but it

got his leg

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