- DEX -
The neighborhood is not a great one. I can understand why Raya would be worried if her father is stranded out here alone on the side of the road without any protection. But what I am worried about is that she said he was on the way to her apartment. She lives around here? And she takes mass transit?
I roll up behind her father's car, which still has yet to be picked up. He is standing alongside it with the hood up, staring blankly at the parts underneath. Based on the make and model, I think I already have an idea of what the problem might be.
"Dex," he says, holding out his hand as I walk up. "We met briefly last night. I'm Auraya's dad, William Gray."
"Mr. Gray," I reply, shaking his hand with a firm grip like I've been taught all my life.
