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At first I paid it no mind.
Then something about it felt familiar.
I looked again.
And immediately sat forward.
I knew that vehicle.
The realization hit me so abruptly that I almost laughed.
"No way."
I threw some cash onto the table, left a tip for the waitress, and headed outside.
The cold air struck me immediately.
Across the street, the SUV remained parked exactly where I had seen it.
I started toward it.
The engine started.
My eyes narrowed.
The vehicle pulled away.
"Oh, you've got to be kidding me."
I broke into a jog.
The SUV turned the corner.
A minute later I was back in my car and following it through downtown traffic.
Whatever I had expected from the day, chasing a suspicious vehicle through Anderson Park hadn't been part of it.
Traffic repeatedly separated us.
Red lights slowed everything down.
Several times I considered giving up entirely.
Then both vehicles stopped at the same intersection.
Finally.
