McQueen woke up and looked beside him so he could see Chloe. But she wasn't there. He started to panic a little bit.

Maybe she's at Flo's, he said to himself.

He got ready and walked to Flo's. He saw everyone but no Chloe.

"Has anyone see Chloe?" He asked.

"No." Everyone answered.

"We haven't seen her since the race." Sarge spoke.

"L'ho vista lasciare il motel nel cuore notte e dirigersi verso la strada sterrata." Guido explained.

"Guido said he saw her walk to the dirt track in the middle of the night!" Luigi translated.

McQueen then bolted towards the dirt track. He saw Chloe sitting on the ground. He sighed in relief and sat in front of her.

"Chloe you scared me." He said, "why are you out here?"

"Had a panic attack in the middle of the night." She answered softly.

"Chloe you can wake me up and I'll help you calm down." He replied, "why did you have a panic attack?"

A tear fell from Chloe's eye, "you're not going to take me back to the orphanage, are you?"

McQueen was shocked by her question, "no. I'm never planning to do that. . .ever. Why would you ask that?"

"Because the others did." Chloe shakily whispered as more tears fell.

McQueen noticed the bruises on her boy again. Chloe saw that he was looking at them.

"You're probably wondering how I got all of these scars."

Scars??? I thought they were bruises!

"They are from my past foster families. They all abused me. Some were sickly worse."

She revealed a huge whip scar on her right hip. She then revealed dark red spots along her collar bone. And the faded scars on her arms and legs were plain as day.

"Oh my god." McQueen choked with tears.

"Mrs Nelson abused me too." Chloe cried.

I knew it! McQueen yelled in his head.

"She probably tried to make you change your mind about adopting me." She added, "because she wants to abuse me for her own pleasure."

"I wouldn't let her, Chloe." McQueen replied.

Chloe started to have a panic attack, "she grabbed me by my wrist and threatened to hurt me if I ever came back. And yesterday when you only talked about yourself leaving, I thought you didn't want me anymore. I can't go back there, Lightning! I have nightmares that you take me back and she tortures me knowing nobody will save me! Tell me what I can do better and I'll do it! I don't wanna go-!"

McQueen pulled her into his embrace. He held her tightly to where Chloe would feel safe and secure in his arms.

"Shhh." He soothed her, "I'll never take you back. I was just stressed yesterday and my head wasn't working right. I'm not like the others. I will never abuse you. And never in a million years would I ever take you back. Because I love you with all my heart."

Her cried became softer and she hugged him tightly, "I love you, Daddy."

He kissed her forehead, "I love you more."