“Now?” I did not know what the person on the other end of the line said, but Richard turned to look at me.

“I will get off here!” I guessed that Helen was looking for him. I quickly signaled him to stop the car.

He did not say anything and just parked the car by the roadside. “Zedd and the rest are looking for me. Take a taxi home first.”

He said this out of the blue.

Was he explaining this to me?

My hand paused on ...