Mindspeak by Heather Sunseri

Author:Heather Sunseri [Sunseri, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sun Publishing
Published: 2013-01-24T06:00:00+00:00

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Something slammed into the car. I lurched toward the front dashboard. “What the…” I was sure I would throw up. The sound of metal on metal and the impact made my heart skip several beats.

“Hold on,” Jack said. Like I had a choice. He struggled to keep the steering wheel steady.

“Who is that? Whatta they want?” I sounded like I was speaking through a tube.

Jack didn’t answer.

I wrapped my hand around the handle above my head. The vehicle slammed into us again. My entire body stiffened, bracing for further impact.

Jack sped up, taking corners quickly.

As he took the next turn, I looked out the window at the black suburban following us. “It’s the same car.”

“What?” Jack said.

“Saw it earlier. At the restaurant. And again at the pretty flower place.”

“And you said nothing?”

Uh-oh. He was mad. “Lotsa black SUVs around here.”

The truck slammed into us again. My head pitched forward. Jack’s knuckles whitened as his grip tightened around the steering wheel.

He sped up, slowing down only for sharp curves. Then we were on a long stretch. We picked up speed. I could see what looked like a curve up ahead. The road looked like it would end, but Jack continued to increase our momentum.

“Hang on,” he said.

At the last second possible, he applied pressure to the brakes and took a hard right. I sucked in a deep breath and held it. The tires skidded. We straightened.

My world continued to spin, my vision fuzzy.

“Shit!” Jack watched with horror in his rearview mirror.

I managed to turn in my seat just in time to see two lights getting closer. Brighter. Fuzzier.

The truck hit us. My body lurched forward. The seatbelt tightened across my chest.

“Jack, why’re they doing this?” Nothing made sense. I focused on the double yellow lines stretching out in front of us.

The vehicle came alongside and swerved into us. Jack held on and steadied the car.

When the SUV hit us in the side again, Jack lost control. Our car lurched sideways into a field and through a fence before it began to turn on its side. Metal buckled. We flipped once. Twice. Glass shattered.

Finally, we stopped. I hung upside down. The car balanced on its roof. I heard a deep moaning sound that I think came from my own throat. I tried to glance over at Jack, but couldn’t.

A sharp pain erupted behind my right eye, and then nothing.

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