51. DANGER

~ Violet ~ The first thing Violet noticed when she opened her eyes was the darkness. She was sitting down but she couldn’t move her hands or feet. There was something covering her head and face, something like a burlap sack.  Oh. Crap. Violet replayed what happened several hours ago. She was in the back of a cab, inside the Holland tunnel, and the driver filled the car with smoke until she passed out.  Who is that guy? What does he want with me?! Though she couldn’t see anything, Violet could hear voices talking in the room. She recognized one of them to be the driver. Her first instinct was to panic, but she knew that wouldn’t be wise, so she stayed completely still pretending like she was still passed out.  “You sure no one followed you here?” a man said. “I’m sure,” the driver replied. “There was one car following us, but I lost him in the tunnel,” “Good job, man,” another guy said. This one’s voice was raspier. “Here’s your cut,” “Thanks,” the driver said.  Then there was a beat of