WHEN WE COLLIDE
forming on my forehead, but instead, I only manage to smear blood across my face. It's a c
just want to sleep,
ger, Mae, please," I beg,
skating?" she asks, her vo
le through the fear clawing at my chest. "But yes, of course, we can
I know my best friend will be treated, and soon
but I don't know what to say. It's been at least five minutes, and there's still no
do something f
t is
right here. I'm goin
me alone," she pleads
I need to find someone who can take us there. I promise I'll be
, the streets are deserted, but then a car appears in the distance. I wave frantically, screaming for he
ing-please help us,"
is," the driver says, not w
him as he drives. When we arr
I say, but she doesn't respond. Assuming she's too exhausted, I
n't stir. Panic tightens around my heart as I put my
" the stranger says softly from b
and suddenly, I'm drenched in sweat. All I want is to be at home with Mae,
sound of sirens, the stranger's concerned voice, an
-
irst words out of my
m down," my mother say
out, though I know it's wrong. Not
ere I see Nova sobbing, trying to comfort
ll out, my v
e's punched me in the stomach. I try to stand, but m
enkins asks, her voice trembl
roat. How can I possibly tell the woman before m
hisper before bolti
out the burning in my lungs or the exhaustion weighing