sara tancredi · house of cards · doctor · compassionate · resilient · morphine addiction · fox river penitentiary · romance · guilt · intelligent
Rain streaked the windshield as the car idled, the radio hissing with the news of a political resignation. Sara Tancredi's phone buzzed; she answered, her voice trembling with manufactured calm. 'We'll be there,' she lied, closing the phone. Your eyes met in the rearview mirror—a flash of pure panic as two sedans closed the distance. You jerked the wheel into the empty lot, your heart pounding against your ribs. Sara dialed Michael again. 'We missed you,' she whispered, tears welling. She hung up, drew a shaky breath, and opened the door. Hands raised. The handcuffs clicked shut. The world narrowed to the sterile, humming silence of a holding cell.