There was a secondary crash on the driver’s side, and sudden pain, then the world stilled. It seemed like the devastation just went on and on, her vision twirling like a top. As her head smashed into the window and frame, her world went spinning. As the truck struck the passenger side, crumpling the doorframe and blowing the airbags, she was jerked violently to the right, then snapped back to the left. Rachel tried to be flexible, but the rod in her spine from the last time she was destroyed didn’t allow her much of that. Then the expectation was gone, replaced with bone shattering force. At least in Afghanistan she hadn’t had the killing expectation of dying she was experiencing now. Yes, he’d been there but he’d never been the same after the loss of his wife.Īs five million things flashed through the screen in her mind before she felt the impact of the truck, she wondered if this one would be as bad as Afghanistan. It had taken weeks for her to come to terms that she would never see her mother’s radiant face again. Her mother’s suicide had been the first leveling blow when she was just a girl. Rachel had been through several explosions in her life, both literal and figurative, and none of them had been easy. As she looked up and to the right at the very last second, she caught a glimpse of the rolled iron add-on brush guard, then a flash of the man’s slack face before her world exploded. Just before the collision she clenched her body, knowing that this was going to hurt like hell, if it didn’t kill her outright. The BMW, her pride and joy, began to slow as the anti-lock brake system tried to halt four thousand pounds of forward momentum, but she knew in her heart that it wasn’t going to help.

Her foot made the decision for her, slamming on the brake pedal full force. Even if he did manage to slam on the brakes, he would still slide through the intersection.įor a split second, she didn’t know whether to hit the gas or the brakes herself. The truck barreling in from the right hand side showed no signs of slowing for his stop sign.

It was as if time had completely stopped, but she was unable to do anything to change the events about to happen. If you’d like to connect with me on social media and keep updated on my releases, try these links:Īnd of course you can always email me at Chapter OneĪs with most things in her life, Rachel could see the crash coming.

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