Hail Mary Attempt

Sweat is pouring down either side of the doctor's pasty face. He gazes at the officers gathered around his partner's truck and then at the lad. "I have to find Carl before it's too late," he repeats, more concerned than before. The doc signals and then slides his truck over to the left lane.

Horrid thoughts race through his mind as he zips past the cruisers. The doctor first pictures Carl's bloody body sprawled out in the dirt. He then imagines his corpse being attacked by blood-thirsty beasts. Gripping the steering wheel with both hands, he forces the grim thoughts aside. "I'm coming, Carl." He pushes the pedal down more.