When Chase Jennings regained consciousness, he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. Groggily opening his eyes, he found himself lying on the ground. Beside him, a girl wearing a mask was crouched nervously, looking down at him.
"Are you okay?"
Chase opened his mouth, "Who are you?"
"I was passing by and saw you lying here. Your head's bleeding."
The girl spoke quietly, her voice hoarse enough that if you didn't listen closely, you might not even realize it was a girl speaking. She added,
"I've already called 911. The ambulance will be here soon."
Chase was still trying to recall the events that led to his fainting, and suddenly, as if remembering something, he abruptly lifted his head to look toward the car.
The car was still there, but the door was open—and Azura Loomis was nowhere to be found.
His eyes widened in shock, and he tried to get up despite the sharp pain from his head injury. The girl hurriedly pressed him back down.
"Don't move around just yet."