Chapter 7 - Calvin Admitted They Reached The Wreck First
Calvin held out longer than Eleanor.
But not much longer.
I put the accident report on the table in front of him.
Then the recorder.
Then I played Eleanor’s instruction:
Make them stop before they reach Briar Ridge.
Calvin stared at the floor.
“You followed them.”
“Yes.”
“With Eleanor?”
Silence.
“Calvin.”
“Yes.”
“Did you hit their SUV?”
“No.”
“Did you force them off the road?”
“No.”
I believed that part because the physical evidence agreed with him.
“What happened?”
“We were behind them.”
“How far?”
“Two turns.”
“Then?”
“We saw the taillights disappear.”
His breathing changed.
“By the time we reached the curve, they were already down the embankment.”
My heart began pounding.
“Were they alive?”
Calvin shut his eyes.
“Yes.”
The word nearly knocked me backward.
“Both?”
“Yes.”
“What did you do?”
He wouldn’t answer.
I leaned closer.
“What did Eleanor do?”
Still nothing.
Then, very quietly:
“She got out first.”
“And?”
“She went down to them.”
“Did she call 911?”
Calvin looked at me.
“No.”
I felt my pulse in my throat.
“Why?”
He shook his head.
“I’m done.”
“You’re not done.”
“I can’t—”
“Why didn’t she call?”
His eyes flicked toward Eleanor across the room.
Not anger.
Fear.
Then he said:
“You think the bad part was following them.”
He swallowed.
“It wasn’t.”
The crash itself had been accidental.
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Eleanor’s secret began only after she reached two injured people who were still alive.
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