Blind Date Turned Proposal

A bad feeling bubbled up. She clenched her fingers and turned back slowly. Blood rushed to her head. She had seen the last scene she wanted to see.

Her fingers dug into her palm. She was panicking, and her breathing was erratic. She patted his face. “Arnold! Arnold!”

The usual light sleeper did not respond.

Why is he in Wavery?

She fell to the floor. Raising her head, she looked through the only window in the room. It was bright daylight.

She bit her knuckles but could not stop the trembling. It was almost evening when she left home, and now it was bright outside. Dexter’s birthday had passed.

She stayed a night with Arnold here, stark naked?

Josie put on her clothes swiftly. She tried to wake Arnold up to no avail. Her mind was cluttered. She pushed all the unthinkable thoughts to the back of her mind. The most important thing now was to save Arnold.

was passed out.

correct, someone had put in drugs or something even worse, causing

Their phones were nowhere in the room. Josie spent all her energy

stone, she climbed up and continued

know how long she had been running.

road, she stopped a taxi. “Please send me to Mason… No

had taken a path of self-destruction. She knew what had happened but hoped to prove that things were not as she had imagined. Dexter would also reach out to her as usual.

He received an unknown call. Joste’s voice was in distress Dexter..”

don’t

could not hear what she said after that. His heart felt like a pin

down in

if they had not

driver was secretly filming her. Josie noticed him and was bewildered. “Why would you film me?”