Chapter 73

He slides forward in his seat to squint between the wipers as the rain seems to break into a hurricane-style downpour and almost obscures the view instantly. I, too, squint at the sudden dramatic weather change and know he will make us stop now. His car doesn’t handle well in the wet at the best of times, and even though he is a proficient driver, I know how seriously he takes the safety of his passengers. The rain is forming shallow rivers across the road, and I spot a couple of car lights blazing red as people in front hit the brakes and cars slide. People are crazy when the weather gets extreme, and it wouldn’t be the first time some idiot caused an accident from panicking when the road is this busy.

“Sure… There’s a fast-food place there, look.” I point through the waterfall view to a flashing Mcdonalds’ sign on my side, and he nods. Maneuvering us, so we are soon off the main road and following the signs to the car park to get out of the worst of this rain. He finds us a