CHAPTER 20- Pandora -
With Cerberus in tow, Penny dashes out of the building into the street. She turns back to look at the façade. From the front, the medical centre appears the same, only the upstairs windows are illuminated. But inside, Penny has seen the fire, licking its lips, ready to make a meal out of everything.
Including Matiu if he doesn’t hurry up.
Penny pulls out her phone, strips off her gloves, and punches the number for emergency services. The hollow voice of an automated operator begins her standard spiel. Penny wants to scream with frustration. It’s an emergency, for God’s sake. But she follows the woman’s instructions to the letter: pushing 3 for fire, giving her current address, and providing informed consent for the emergency services to use her GPS location. Hoping
