In Case of Death (The Adventures of Gabriel Celtic Book 3) by J.T. Lewis

Author:J.T. Lewis [Lewis, J.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 52

September 23, 1999

The Road Runner’s engine was screaming as the tires spun around the corner and entered the driveway.

“Raven has a safe room!” I yelled into the phone at Abby, “Get everyone in there NOW! We’ll be there in a minute!”

Throwing my cell onto the floor of the Road Runner, I pulled out my weapon and chambered a round. The burning on my neck had suddenly started again, but I was determined to ignore it for now.

“Shit!” was all I could think to say as Preacher deftly slid around one curve and then the next. I couldn’t believe I had been so stupid!

Rounding the last curve, we could see the van just stopping on the large circular driveway directly in front of the house. Preacher let off the gas slightly and the engine started cackling loudly as we approached the van.

The driver was exiting the truck in a hurry, taking only a cursory notice of our approach before moving off at a run down the hill and away from the house.

“We got a runner!” Preacher shouted as he entered the circular part of the driveway. Sticking my arm out the window, I got off a couple of quick shots at the man, missing him completely from the moving car.

Suddenly, it hit me as I watched the thin delivery man run down the hill.

He wasn’t running from us…he was running from the van!

“Preacher!” I shouted, “It’s the van! He’s running from the van!”

Understanding immediately, Preacher let off the accelerator and hit the brakes hard.

Born for speed, the Road Runner rebelled at being forcibly slowed, swerving severely before skidding sideways directly toward the van.

Although still a hundred feet away, I watched in fear as the van continued to move toward the window.

My window!

***

There was a moment…just a short moment when I was cognizant of the burning on the back of my neck once more.

I felt like I was on fire!

Then there was a loud “TICK” as all the air was quickly sucked out of the car, followed by an energy force hitting us full on. I had never experienced anything like it before!

The shock wave that hit at the speed of light was followed quickly by the brightest flash I had ever witnessed. I felt the car being tossed into the air like a toy, barrel rolling at a dizzying revolution as we were unceremoniously thrown back down the hill like a discarded cigarette.

Already blinded, I could feel my head being thrown against the side of the car as we tumbled through the air. It seemed like we spun there forever, both of us knowing that we were surely taking our last breaths on this earth.

In that split-second of realization, I used the last bit of the air in my lungs to whisper my last thought.

Betty…

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