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Next to me, Antonio swears, muttering, “Step on it. We can’t lose her.”
I roll my eyes. “It’s not like she can disappear. There’s only the one road.”
By now, we’ve left the town behind and are speeding down a lonely mountain road.
He grunts, pulling out his phone and typing out a message.
Taking another bend, we spot Ella’s car at the end of a straight.
“Where is she gonna go?” Antonio says, annoyed. “She can never get away. You’d think she’d learned that by now.”
“Shut up,” I growl. “She just lost her fiancé. It’s not like she’s thinking clearly.”
This guy is so arrogant. No wonder he worked for De Marco.
BOOM!
Ella’s car erupts into a giant fireball.
Flames shoot up into the grey sky. The shockwave hits our car with brutal force, sending it careening sideways. Tires screeching in protest, I barely manage to veer away from a looming rock wall.
My heart races as I fight to regain control, my grip on the steering wheel white-knuckled.
The world outside blurs in a chaotic whirlwind of smoke and sparks.
I stop the car and jump out. The heat of the fire hits my skin. I gasp for breath, the air thick with the acrid stench of burning rubber and fuel.
I watch as huge orange flames light up the grey sky, burning brightly against the backdrop of the mountains.
This isn’t the first bomb I’ve seen go off, but I pray it will be my last. The experience never gets easier.
Over and over in my life, bombs destroyed what I cherish… stability, security, love.
First it tore my family apart when my dad was killed by a roadside bomb while serving his country. Then most of my buddies didn’t survive when the cave exploded, bringing an end to my military career and everything I valued up to that point.
And now this… the end of Ella and me.
Reality finally sinks in.
I’ve lost her… for good.
The love of my life… gone.
My heart shudders violently as it breaks beyond repair. Insurmountable pain slices through me.
I’m hurting everywhere. Most of all, in my soul.
How will I survive this? How will I go on when life without her makes no sense?
I crouch low, hugging my head between my forearms. My throat closes over, my eyes stinging with tears I’ll let fall later.
Right now, I can’t afford to lose focus… not with Antonio around. I glance up and see him on the phone, relaying to whoever what happened.
I’ll never see Ella again…. my Sunshine, my lucida.
For the rest of my life, I’ll live under a cloud. I’ll never love another woman like I love her.
A torrent of icy water seems to flood my veins, numbing me to the core.
