Chapter 37

I pushed the button on the switch-blade and watched as the steel blade sprung out. I was momentarily night-blinded by the flash of the street light reflecting off the metal.

The knife was illegal in our state for no less than three different reasons. The spring mechanism for one, but also the length of the blade was longer than could be carried in public and the double sided blade was banned also.

The knife was perfect for this job though, as the generous hand-guard made it easy to get the necessary force behind the blade to puncture the tire. After I drove it into the hilt, I was rewarded with a satisfying whoosh of air.

On the opposite side of the car, I could hear the battle sounds of Car Door vs Screwdriver. It sounded like the screwdriver was winning handily.

Wait, I should probably back up to explain where we were and how we got there.

((One Hour Earlier))

It was around midnight. Emma had left a while earlier to go pet sit for Brent and usually I’d be exhausted by that point, but all the excitement had me wired so I was surfing online. Jess was occupied cleaning the house as she is want to do when she’s bored.

Emma had given us enough information about Todd, so I decided to see his Facebook page for myself. The most recent post popped up first.

Oh boy, I thought. The shit was going to hit the fan when Jess saw this.