“Relax, buddy. We’ll get her back.” “I know. But I’ve been in the hospital for three days. If something’s happened to her… If he’s done anything…” I choked, tears finding their way to my eyes. “I know. Maybe you’d better prepare yourself for the worst. Just like a routine job, you know. We don’t know what kind of scene we’re approaching.” “This isn’t just some routine job, Mark. This is Charli. This is…” “I know, Man. This is the woman whom you were hired to protect. The only thing that’s making this so hard for you is that you realise you’re in love with her.” I gasped and stared at my partner. He knew me so well. That was probably the reason we clicked so well at the Academy and in training. “You’re right.” As we were coming from Newcastle this time, it didn’t take too long to reach the Cave’s Beach turn off. When we sat in the exact same place I had been when the truck hit me, I couldn’t help but feel an eerie sense in the air, and was even more anxious than before.
