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For how long, though? Without money, I can’t put gas in, if I can’t put gas in, I can’t get around.
Frenzied thoughts are plaguing me day and night. The idea of finding a new pack made me vomit some of my just eaten food last night, so I know that’s not an option. I don’t have anything but the car to sell, and if I sell the car I lose my safety and ability to be mobile.
What do I do?
Katie waves me off, telling me to come back if I need a bed, but I almost don’t hear her.
I’m too busy trying to find an answer. I’ve got a hundred dollars left and no prospects for more money coming in.
My stomach growls, but I ignore it. I’m used to being hungry.
I get back to the car and lean against it, feeling hot and faint. A group of teenagers walk past me, laughing and chatting.
I ignore them until I hear a single word.
Derision. It’s not a common word to hear.
I lunge after the girls. “What did you just say?”
The teen has blonde hair in pigtails and looks really pretty with her makeup on. She reminds me of me before everything went to hell. Right now, she looks terrified. I grip her arm hard, holding her to me. She looks at her friends, alarmed, and I’m sorry that she’s afraid, but destiny is throwing me a lifeline here.
And I’m taking it.
“Derision is in town for a concert,” she squeaks, trying to shake me off.
I close my eyes, my hands trembling. “Locke is here? In this city?”
“Um, yes, I don’t know. I don’t know the band. I just know my friends are all going.”
I beam at the terrified teen. “Thank you!”
She blinks at me but otherwise just lifts a hand in farewell. I jog around the car and get into the driver’s seat.
Locke is here. My family is here.
Oh, my god.
I’m so giddy, I can barely get the keys into the ignition. I get it in and turn the engine over. It starts, I half expected it not to, and then I drive. I keep having to slow down because I forget to stick to the speed limit.
Locke is here.
Oh, god. Please, let me find him.
I know where to go, and sure enough, when I get there, the theater is crawling with people setting things up, and a big,burly security guard glowers down at me when I try to enter the building.
“You can’t come in here.”
“I need to see the lead singer of Derision.”
“You and half of everybody on the planet, love. It ain’t happening.”
“I’m his cousin.”
“I’ve seen Auryn and Aurelia, and you are not them.”
“I’m Charles’ daughter.”
He bursts out laughing. “You must think I was born yesterday. Everyone knows Charles Raines and Auggie only have two sons. The hot shot hockey player and the pro surfer. They have no daughters.”
