The Accident A Moment Of Truth Novels & Stories

Pushing. I had one moment of perfect clarity. I saw Maribel's face above me, her expression cold and decided. Adrian behind her, watching. And then I was tumbling down the marble stairs, my body breaking with each impact, and all I could think was: they're going to get away with this. They're going to get everything. And no one will ever know the truth. The last thing I heard before the darkness took me was Maribel's voice, calm and practical: "Call it an accident. She was weak. She fell. No one will question it."

Just eleven words that changed everything I thought I understood about the two brothers I had spent the last week falling for. Damian leaned in to see the screen, his breath catching audibly at the last line. If someone had truly witnessed the accident that started this entire nightmare, why wait until now to come forward, and what did they want from me in exchange for finally telling the truth?

Lea gave a small nod, her gaze still focused on their joined hands. For years, she had heard everyone refer to it as an accident. A chance thing, a driver error that had gone horribly wrong. Her memory might have been patchy for months after the crash, but one thing she had always known was that it hadn’t been a simple driver error. “It wasn’t an accident.” She brought her gaze back to his, her voice tighter, her throat tighter. “It was a deliberate car crash.”

The smug expression that Joshua had when he began to drive was now gone because he had done very poorly at driving. As Aletta had predicted he was very bad at driving and now he was so ashamed he did not know how to react to save his face. When he pulled up in the parking lot of his mom's restaurant Aletta's grip on the seatbelt finally loosened and she took a sigh of relief. "I thought I would lose my life today" she breathed out which made Joshua close his eyes in shame.

“The day of the accident was perfect. We’d taken Sunny to a farm upstate. We were like a little family. Deacon told Sunny he loved her. It was so beautiful.” “This was all before the accident?” I nodded. “The accident happened on the way home. A man driving a truck sideswiped our rental car, pushing us into a guardrail. We’d had the window down for Sunny, so it was noisy, but I don’t think that made a difference. It happened so fast. There was nothing we could have done to prevent it. I don’t think Deacon felt that way, though.” She sighed. “I don’t understand…” “Neither do I, really, Simone.” I shook my head. “Anyway, we all went to the emergency room as a precaution, but we were discharged

He had paid with his life. My hands trembled as the horrifying truth sunk in. That accident was not an accident. The out-of-control truck skidding down the road and crashing into Uncle Robert’s car that rainy night was not a stroke of bad luck. It was planted. Someone had intended to murder my uncle. ______

Looking through the internet could help me remember some things but I wanted to regain my memory by myself or at least, with help from real life, not whatever story spun by desperate reporters to make their next dollar. Kimberly bit down on her bottom lip. I could practically see the wheels turning in her head. She was trying to think of what to tell me; trying to cook up a lie. “Don’t bother lying. Just tell me the truth.” I told her. She sighed and took a bite of her burger. She chewed, swallowed, and turned to face me fully. “She’s the reason for your accident.” She blurted out without filter. Sure I had told her to tell me the truth but I definitely didn’t expect this. “What do you mean?

“I know I’ve been distant.” I stayed quiet, letting him find his words. “I didn’t mean to put you on edge,” he said. “But I think it’s time you knew the truth. The accident that put me in the hospital—it wasn’t just bad luck.” My stomach tensed. He looked up, meeting my eyes. “It was an attempt on my life.” I felt the blood drain from my face. I didn’t know what to say. So many thoughts rushed through me—fear, confusion, anger—but they all tangled together into silence.

“Better, honey? Tell me. Are you hurt? What’s going on? I’m here with Ace. I’m going to put you on speaker.” “Okay. It’s been horrible. First the accident. It was so scary. We were having so much fun until then. Liam was careful to keep away from the crazy drivers speeding, and it was a beautiful day. Then from nowhere, a truck swerved in front of us. They told us later he’d missed his exit and was trying to cut across three lanes. Doug had to swerve and brake hard. He yelled at me to hold on, and I tried, but he went flying, and I was caught under the bike.”

I whispered, and my mind started racing through every memory I had of the last few months. "The accident, Anya," the officer said, turning back around as the car swerved onto a dirt path I didn't recognize. "It wasn't a suicide attempt, and it wasn't a mistake, because Kai Rhodes didn't hit that tree, and the truth is that someone moved the road."