Man gives hitchhiker a lift home-and is shocked by the news the next day

 Carter paced back and forth in the room. The phone number weighed heavily in his pocket. Should he call, or should he hold off? He wanted to help Avery, but he couldn't shake the fear that getting involved would put him in danger.The decision weighed heavily on him, as if it had consequences he couldn't fully grasp. His mind raced with a multitude of problematic outcomes, endless "what ifs," but no matter how he thought about it, none of them seemed to end well.