~JOEY

She left.

Elena turned around and walked away from me. I froze, and it was as if I was watching a movie, as if the situation currently happening has nothing to do with me.

I watched as she walked back into the black, nondescript car I saw her alight from earlier, and it suddenly occured to me that her husband must be in that car.

I wanted to call after her, to run and ask her not to leave. I wanted to yell to her face that going back to Mark's house was like signing a death warrant, ...