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idyllic, in direct
contrast to the way she felt.   She'd
tried so hard to put it all behind her, but it looked like all this shit would
keep following her around.   Like a curse.   Fuck it all to hell.
    Matt tugged on
her right arm and tucked it into his elbow.   "Come on.   Let's see what Alex has to say. "
     
    Ten minutes
later she stood in front of her car.   The
front wheels were off and Alex was gesturing at her brakes.   She squinted trying to see what he meant, but
it just looked like a jumble of mechanical parts to her.
    "I believe
you, but I have no idea what you're trying to show me," she said.   "I don't know anything about cars . "
    "Here,
look," Alex pointed with his left hand.   "There's a chunk taken out of your brake
pad, right there.   And there's some kind
of oil on your rotor. " He swiped a finger down
the metal then held it up to her.   "See?" His finger was red.   "I thought maybe you had an oil leak, but
I checked and you don't . "
    Lily chewed on
her lip.   "I don't like where this
is heading . "
    Alex snorted.   "You and me both.   One or the other of those things, yeah,
sure, stuff happens to brakes all the time.   A lot of it is just normal wear and tear.   But then I checked your brake lines and found
a small nick in one of them, too.   And
your tire was on the verge of de-treading.   I checked the others ones, and they were
slightly deflated. "
    Lily looked at
her car.   "You think someone messed
with my car . "
    Alex stood up,
nodding.   "Yeah.   Someone messed with your car.   I think you should call the cops. "
    Lily pressed a
hand to her eyes.   "It won't do any
good . "
    "Lily,"
Matt said, sliding a hand down her back.   It felt strangely comforting.   "Just tell them what you told me . "
    "They're
going to assume it's just normal wear and tear.   That's what they're going to say. " She forced herself to breathe slow and calm.   Whoever had done this didn't know she was
heading here.   She was still safe here.   "All this stuff could have happened
because I've been driving a lot . "
    "That's
true, but unlikely," Alex said reluctantly.
    "They
won't believe it's sabotage . " Lily was certain.
    "She's
right," Matt said in a low voice.   "You know Harry.   He's not going to listen to us.   Or Lily. "
    "Who's
Harry?" Lily asked, looking from one brother to the other.   They were glaring at each other.
    "Our
sheriff," Alex bit out.   "He
doesn't like Matt very much . "
    Of course he
doesn't , Lily thought, but didn't say it out loud.
    "He also
doesn't think women are particularly bright, even though he has three daughters
who delight in proving him wrong," Matt said.
    Lily sighed.   Talking about this wasn't going to fix
anything.   She'd just have to be extra
careful.   "Can you fix it?"
    Alex nodded and
wiped his hands on a rag.   "Yeah, of
course . "
    "Okay,
please repair it for me.   I wasn't
planning on going anywhere for a few weeks anyway. "
She'd hoped she'd finally found a place where she could rest and take
stock of her life.   She looked outside
through the huge picture windows at the front of Alex's garage.   The main street looked like something out of a
fairy tale: tiny lights strung through the trees lit the sidewalks even as the
sun finally slipped down over the horizon.   She really liked it here, even though she'd
only arrived today.
    "It should
be done in a day or so.   I can give you a
call when it's ready," Alex said expectantly.   She recited her number and he scribbled it
down on a ragged notepad.
    "Thanks,
Alex . " She looked at Matt.   "Would you walk me back?" She knew
it was stupid, but she really didn't want to walk back to her room alone.   She doubted this little town saw much crime
aside from an occasional shoplifting or two, but she wasn't feeling very brave
right now.   Her entire family had been
murdered, she was sure of it now.   And
someone just tried to kill me, too.   Fuck
it.   I’m going to let him walk me