Chapter 4 - Rushing Through The Rain To Jefferson University Hospital
Marcus slammed his foot onto the accelerator, sending the heavy SUV spinning onto Chestnut Street with its emergency hazard lights flashing wildly.
He grabbed his cell phone, dialing the direct line for Dr. Harrison, a trusted family physician at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
"Harrison! Eleanor tried to bury Clara alive! She’s breathing, but her heart rate is dangerously slow!" Marcus yelled over the roar of rain.
"Marcus, slow down. Clara's death certificate was signed yesterday by the county coroner!" Dr. Harrison replied, his voice filled with total disbelief.
"The coroner lied or was paid off, Harrison! She was poisoned with something that mimics rigor mortis and cardiac arrest!" Marcus shouted back.
In the rearview mirror, Marcus spotted the headlights of two black Cadillac escalades weaving dangerously through traffic right behind him.
The heavy rain made the Philadelphia asphalt dangerously slick as Marcus pulled a sharp left turn onto South Broad Street near City Hall.
Clara groaned softly from the back seat, her chest rising and falling in shallow, agonizing gasps as her fingers twitched against the leather.
"Marcus..." she gasped out, her eyelids fluttering open to reveal cloudy, bloodshot hazel eyes filled with overwhelming terror.
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"I'm here, baby! Hold on! I'm getting you to the hospital!" Marcus promised, his knuckles whitening as he gripped the steering wheel.
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