Borrowed Light — Episode 9

send you the location. Just drive it over to the VIP shutter point for me, please. I'll treat you dinner sometime. Once you're done, head back to the ship on your own. The company will reimburse your cab face. I stared at the keys in my hand, completely lost. I waved my hands frantically. No, I can't. I... Assistant Charlie was too busy to listen to me. Clutching his stomach,

he bolted straight into the restroom i stood there for a while assistant charlie never came back out in the end i accepted my fate took the keys and went ashore the night before the maiden voidage the cruise ship was still docked in port i pressed the key fob not far off a black luxury sedan lit up i paused walked a full circle around the car first only then did i open the door and

slide into the driver's seat i buckled my seat belt and reached up to adjust the rearview The next second, through the mirror, I saw a man sitting in the back seat. His eyes right closed. He looked cold, but with an edge of laziness underneath.

Like he'd been drinking. My mind went blank. Almost instantly, I clapped a hand over the rearview mirror. A hallucination.

It had to be a hallucination. That's what I told myself. Then I couldn't help it. I peeked through the gap between my fingers.

In the mirror, the man had opened his eyes. Those dark, unreceivable eyes were fixed on me. I nearly stopped breathing on the spot. My hands locked onto the steering wheel.

It was too late to open the door and get out now. He'd probably think I was trying to steal the car. So I forced myself to speak, keeping my voice low. Mr. Ashfield, Assistant Charlie wasn't feeling well.

He asked me to drive the car to the shuttle area. I didn't know you were inside.