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Chapter Twenty-Six
River just pulled out of the parking lot in his brand new black Lamborghini. The very same one pictured with his lady model friend last night. The tires screeched so loudly as he rounded the corner, gunning it hard as if he couldn’t wait to get away from me.
He had left way before I did, so what the fuck had he been doing, sitting and waiting in his car? Was he trying to make sure I didn’t light myself on fire, too?
“Asshole,” I groaned out before stepping on the pedal while I hastily maneuvered my car.
Not only did I feel grimy, sweaty, severely dehydrated, and out of my mind exhausted, my body throbbed so badly I could feel a few blisters on my feet.
It’s over…
I swallowed the excessive dryness in the back of my throat, willing myself not to shed another tear. Not for him. Not for any damn man. I’d had it. They could all go to hell.
The traffic wasn’t as bad going back home. I was so consumed with my own thoughts that I barely realized what was happening until the first car spun out of control, crashing into another vehicle. Then another. A ghastly chain reaction as I watched in terror when a large SUV crashed into the back of a black Lamborghini making it spin uncontrollably, hitting two cars before it smashed into the divider then an oncoming car sped into it, colliding directly into the hood of River’s car before it spun a few feet away.
Everything went still. A sharp, earsplitting sound echoed in my ears. I watched in agonizing horror as everything played before me like some sick, twisted joke.
I could see him from a distance, face against the wheel, unconscious. His airbag hadn’t deployed.
Then a burst of flame ignited under the wrecked hood before it turned into this massive ball of fire, engulfing the front outer exterior of the car. Meanwhile, the unaffected cars swerved around the accident as they drove on, hurrying to get to their destination.
The shock instantly wore off and my instincts kicked in. I didn’t bother turning off the engine before I sprinted out my car and ran towards his vehicle.
“River!” I screeched as I tried to yank the door open, but it was locked from the inside. “Fuck!” I frantically tapped on his cracked glass, hoping he would gain consciousness. “River, fucking wake up!” Dread took hold of me when my efforts worked to no avail.
The heat of the fire was stifling, its scorching heat almost burning me.
“Miss, get out of there. The car might blow up!” someone yelled at me from somewhere.
“Help’s on its way!” another person hollered, trying to shoot some sense into me.
“Are you deaf? Get out of there before you kill yourself!” another stranger grated somewhere.
The car might blow up.
The car might blow up, and none of them offered to help!
“Fuck you all,” I muttered under my breath. Then, with all my might, all my strength, I elbowed the cracked glass, but it didn’t shatter. However, I could hear the sharp splitting, cracking sound, indicating that it was working.
I placed my right hand over my left knuckle, gripping it with all my might before I smashed my elbow as hard as I could. I did it several times until the glass gave in, shattering into shards all over River’s lap.
“Wake up!” I shook his shoulders, but he remained unconscious. My eyes darted towards his limp body facing forward. He wasn’t wearing seatbelt. “Damn you!”
Blood oozed from the side of his head, giving me flashbacks of Juan. My insides withered at the thought of losing River.
“You’re not going to fucking die on me, too, over my dead body!” I screamed at his lifeless body, hating the fact that he was too incensed to bother with a seatbelt. “You’re not dying on me, fucker!”
I cowered down, hooked his arm around my shoulder and began to slide him off the seat. His body sagged against my hip before I maneuvered my body so I could place my arms underneath his and began to drag him slowly as his shoes grazed the asphalt. His body was so heavy, but I somehow garnered enough strength to drag him away from his wrecked car.
I managed to get him ten feet before my body shut down. I remembered having difficulty breathing before everything became a blur. Then I completely blacked out.
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My head ached. I groaned as my eyes flickered open and found a nurse hovering over me, checking something.
“Hi, good of you to finally join us,” she warmly greeted me with her sunny smile. “I’m Dorothy, your nurse for today.”
I flinched when I felt my elbow throb. “What happened?” My eyes darted to the cause of my pain, and then I deeply sighed when I saw it was heavily bandaged up.
