Uh!?" I'm out the door before his shock could fully register.
I 'm by the car's door, yet to make it inside, when my phone rings.
"Located sir. Currently at Hi-animals city zoo."
I let out a loud exhale. My hand finding rest on the car hood.
Slowly, my breathing returns.
"We tracked her digital footprint and transit route, sir. She didn't take a taxi. She walked. We located her."
"How is she?" I hold my breathe. I don't know the response I'm expecting, but I need her to be okay
" She’s... she’s currently sitting by the enclosure for the hippopotamuses. She appears to be in extreme distress, sir."
A sharp, agonizing pang strikes the center of my chest
"Go to her with one trusted guard. Maintain a distance. Just keep watch"
"Okay sir"
"Ensure not a single soul breathe too close
