The Phoenix And Its Form

dge was barely visible through the downpour. Inside the sedan, Victor gripped the steering wheel, his knuc

ce barely above a whisper. "The water's rising, and if we

ngerous!" She said craning her

cars had lined up in front of them, their tail lights ca

he got out of the lane and edged the car forward. The sedan crept onto the bridge, its tires splashin

thunder rumbling, as the river surged. Victor's eyes darted to the pas

t's going to hit us!" he yelled, pushing the accelerator to the

ice was a fragile thread amid

finding hers. "I've got you

usand fists. The sedan shuddered as if in protest, its engine whining in distress. Sophie screamed as the sedan was lifted like a leaf in th

them, cold and unrelentin