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Chapter 79: Tears And Rain

Author: Avvi Keller
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-25 19:13:37

The road blurred before me, my vision a mix of tears and rain streaking down the windshield. I didn’t know where I was going, but I didn’t care. I just wanted to drive—to escape, to feel something other than the pain.

I slammed my hands against the steering wheel, my fingers curling into the leather as I tried to steady my breath. “What the hell am I doing?”

I was speeding, too fast for this kind of rain, too reckless in my desperate attempt to escape. The road in front of me was a blur, the rain so heavy I could hardly see past the windshield. The wipers swiped back and forth, but it didn’t help. Everything felt so... suffocating.

“Why am I doing this?!” I muttered aloud, my voice shaking. “You’re being stupid, Anastasia!”

The sound of the tires skidding on the wet pavement made my heart leap into my throat. I swerved, panic rising. I didn’t even know what I was doing.

I tried to correct myself, but before I could even think, a flash of movement caught my eye.

“Ahh!” I screamed, my
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