LioraMy heartbeat no longer felt like a rhythm; it was chaos. Fast and uneven, each thud louder than the last, until I could barely breathe, my fingers shook as I clawed through my bag for my phone, desperate. I found it, but the moment I pulled it free, it slipped from my hands. I heard it fall into the dark gap between the seats, swallowed whole.“No… no…” My voice cracked, useless. I ducked down, curling into myself as if pressing smaller would make me vanish. Beside me, Anthony’s jaw was rigid, his knuckles pale as they gripped the steering wheel. His eyes darted left, right, scanning the road for a way out, a miracle.But there was none.The night split open with boots hitting Heavy, coming closer. Then the metallic clicks of guns being readied, a sharp command shouted in the distance.Bullets ripped the silence apart. Glass exploded, the driver’s side mirror shattering in a rain of shards.Anthony’s door was forced open. He fought, grunting, his voice hoarse as he tried to resi
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