46: The Infinite Distance

[ K A R A ] My mind was lost as soon as I read those words, and suddenly I felt so lightheaded. Did something happen to Ryder? My stomach twisted at the thought and I was having trouble breathing. With trembling hands, I dialed my mom's number, and she picked up after the first ring. "Mom?" I said quickly. "Honey, I've been trying to reach you—" I could sense the distress in her voice, that riled me up even more. "Mom, where are you? What's going on?" "I'm taking Peter to the airport. Honey, Ryder's been in an accident," "What?" "He's been reported missing off the coast of Mexico, they said it was a surfing accident. They've been searching for him for hours now. Peter's gonna fly out there tonight—" "I'm coming!" I didn't even know how my brain had processed all that. All I heard was; Ryder was in an accident. And all I knew was; I wanted to see him. "But honey—" "Tell Peter I'm coming with him, I'm on my way," I didn't even give my mom the chance to protest, I cut off the line and qui