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conversation toward musings about whether Tyler liked Sarah or if he still liked Allie. He was amazed by her resiliency. Or maybe it just hasn't hit her yet, he thought. I should tell Mom and Dad what the counselor said .
     
    Within the hour, every local channel broadcast coverage of the scene. He and Charmaine hadn't seen news crews when they arrived, but they must have just missed them, because there was the crash site, live on TV, all of it conspiring to unsettle him once again. The police chief and sheriff issued a joint statement concluding that the accident was caused by someone from out of state.
     
    They placated the public by releasing a composite sketch of the car, but they insisted no one had seen the driver and they would not be pressing a bunch of traumatized children for details. They urged families to grieve and begin to heal without the perpetrator's arrest and offered platitudes that made Parker's blood boil. Pretty hard to "do our best to move on" when we've just pulled our children from a burning wreck , he thought. There are twelve families at least that may never be able to move on. A sharp throbbing attacked above his eye.
     
    "I can't watch this fucking bullshit anymore!" he fumed, snatching the remote and clicking to rid himself of the droning coverage. Stunned silence filled the room and three sets of surprised eyes stared back at him. His mother's face colored and he felt the heat rise in his own cheeks. Instantly the apology stammered from his lips.
     
    "Ma... Baby... I'm sorry. It's just..." His throat closed and he felt like he couldn't breathe. He stood before he knew that he was going to, a trapped animal fighting itself inside his chest, and bolted from the room. He raced out the front door before he had a second's thought about what he was going to do next.
     
    Getting in the car was out of the question. He had no business behind the wheel when he was so dangerously close to phasing. The yard met the trees not far back. He just had to get there and breathe and focus before he lost complete control. Long strides carried him to the gate at the far edge of the garden. He stumbled as his hand gripped the rusty metal, and he managed to swing it open and pull the latch before the roaring in his ears overtook him.
     
     
     

 
    CHAPTER EIGHT
     
    They all sat in shock, trying to absorb Parker's outburst and hasty exit. It was so unlike him that no one knew what to make of it.
     
    Lena spoke first. "He loves Maddie so much. That must've given him such a scare." She looked at Charmaine and frowned. "Charmaine, honey, you're really pale. You should lie down for a few minutes. Parker will be back. You need to take care of yourself."
     
    Like hell . She needed to figure out what was wrong with her husband and help him. Parker's unflappability was one of the things she loved best about him, but lately he'd been coming apart at the seams. And it couldn't just be about Maddie; the accident had been awful, but Maddie herself was fine. She paced the room, willing Parker to return and take her home so she could try to talk to him.
     
    When the room started closing in without warning, she had no choice but to let Lena lead her to the den. Although the nausea only bothered her in the mornings, she'd experienced several spells of lightheadedness throughout the day for over a week. Now she felt both shaky and queasy. Lena was right; it would probably be best to just lie down for a few minutes. She obeyed her mother-in-law's orders to put her feet up and have a cool drink of water. He'll be right back , she thought as she settled into the overstuffed chair and propped her feet up on the ottoman. I'll feel better if I close my eyes, just for a minute.
     
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    A persistent buzzing snapped her awake. The den was half dark and she could hear Lena and Dominic talking in the other room. The hiss of his oxygen was barely perceptible, running under their conversation like percussion. And then the buzzing