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not my idea of a good time.”
    “You can shower at my apartment and after that, we'll begin our search,” said Lakita.
    “So you know where the tablets are?”
    Lakita shook her head. “No, but I have a lead.”
    Elisa looked out her window and caught sight of something in the side mirror. She turned the mirror a bit to get a better view, then glanced over her shoulder. Lakita took notice and glanced at her passenger.
    “Something wrong?”
    “That car has been following us since the airport,” said Elisa. “Think customs would have reason to put on a tail?”
    “Not any I can think of.”
    Elisa glanced forward and returned her eyes to the mirror. “You see that small road coming up on the right?”
    “Yes.”
    “Take it.”
    “What?”
    “Now!”
    Lakita had just barely passed the road when she turned sharply to the right, skidding along the center line before stepping on the gas and accelerating down the small street. In the mirror, she saw the car behind them do the exact same thing and follow them down.
    “Great...” muttered Elisa. “Must be the Order.”
    “How?”
    “They probably have someone inside customs as well,” said Elisa. “Think you can lose them?”
    “I-I'm not sure, I've never done anything like this before.”
    Elisa looked up at Lakita. “I thought you were a hunter?”
    “I don't do field work!” said Lakita. “I just handle research!”
    “Congratulations Lakita, you do field work now.”
    “My lucky day...” she muttered.
    She took another sharp right down a side street and raced down the hill. The car went right into oncoming traffic and they had thankfully avoided a collision, moving down through another alley. At the end of it, Lakita turned left.
    “Did that work?” she asked.
    “You've got a rear-view mirror, don't you?” asked Elisa.
    “I'm too scared to check!”
    Elisa looked in her side mirror. “They're still on our tail.”
    “Still? After all that?”
    “These guys are professionals, you're gonna have to do a bit more to lose them.”
    “Like what?”
    “Is that an expressway entrance coming up ahead?”
    “Yeah, why?”
    “Get on it.”
    “We just missed the turn!”
    “There's still time, go!”
    Lakita turned sharply, driving over the lines and up the ramp. She pushed forward in the car, weaving in and out of lanes. But further up ahead, she saw a sea of red lights.
    “What do we do now? There's a traffic jam.”
    “The shoulder,” said Elisa.
    “What?”
    “Come on, get on the shoulder!” she yelled. “These guys are serious, Lakita. They'll have no qualms about killing us in broad daylight during a traffic jam.”
    Lakita nodded, moving onto the shoulder and racing past traffic. Behind her, the car kept pace, following her lead. And she noticed something else—behind their tail was another car, one with flashing lights and a siren.
    “Ignore the cops, they're the least of our worries,” said Elisa. “Get off at the next exit.”
    Lakita did and at the end of the ramp sat another police car. Lakita swerved to avoid it, skidding past and the tail did the same. The cop who followed him, however, ended up crashing into the second officer.
    Elisa looked over her shoulder. “Just the two of us again.”
    “Elisa?”
    “What?”
    “Bridge construction.”
    “What do you mean by—” Elisa turned around and saw the work crew up ahead. “Shit. Get around them!”
    “What?”
    “Now!”
    Lakita uttered a quiet prayer as she swerved past the construction crew, a few of them jumping to safety and the side of her car scraping against the guard rail. The car behind them attempted the same stunt, but went through the guardrail, crashing into the water.
    Elisa began to laugh as she hugged Lakita. “Not bad!”
    “That...that was lucky...” muttered Lakita between breaths.
    “Lucky...Laki, I kind of like that,” said Elisa. “Now how about that shower, Laki? If they're trying to kill us, that means we must be close.”
    “I'm