Chapter 95
Maeve
Thursday
The ground is warm beneath Maeve’s cheek, but she can’t feel it.
She can’t feel anything. She’s lost consciousness from the impact.
Not from the impact of the car, but because her head hit concrete when she landed, six feet away from where Nika mounted the footpath and hit her.
Maeve doesn’t know that she’s been knocked down.
She doesn’t know she’s unconscious, that if someone doesn’t get her to a hospital, her chances of survival will dwindle to nothing.
She’ll die. Maeve’s mother thinks she’s still babysitting.
Moira Fitzpatrick had told her to text when she’s home, but in the way of people since texts were invented, Moira forgets to look out for the message.
Aoife is wondering if Maeve will be home soon and checks Snap Maps, but Maeve’s got her location switched off.
Nobody knows where she is. And in the shadow of a tall oak, Maeve doesn’t know that she’s dying.