LAKE:

We pulled into the Empire's entrance. I prepared to alight from the vehicle, thinking of nothing but how to rest, I was all definitions of tired. I leaned against the head of my car seat just to shut my eyes for a moment. 

"What the fuck is that?" Kenji's question echoed and hung in the air. I did not reply. 

"Is he beating her up? Wait. Is that the new girl?" 

This time, my eyes flew open - even without my permission -  and my head found itself in the same ...