Chapter 33: Gandalf’s Smash-and-Bash Incident
Chapter 33: Gandalf’s Smash-and-Bash Incident
“Faster! Go faster!” Edward shouted from the passenger seat, acting more zealous than Hawk as if he were a crusading journalist chasing truth. “If we don’t get this scoop, we can kiss those freelance reporter credentials goodbye! Without them, I’ll just be a fraud—and I won’t get into her house!”
He turned to Hawk with desperate urgency. “Boss, you wouldn’t want me homeless, living on the streets, would you?”
Ignoring the melodrama, Hawk deftly turned the wheel, exiting Highland Street onto a quieter road.
The phone rang again. Edward answered and spotted a bald man under a streetlamp ahead. “Hey, buddy, is that you? I see you.”
“Black Ford, right?” the man replied.
Hawk stopped the car next to him.
Edward jumped out and asked, “Where is he?”
The bald man pointed ahead. “At the McDonald’s. Gandalf’s gone nuts. He’s smashing everything with his staff. I tried to calm him down, and he almost hit me instead!”