âI wonât let that happen.
Iâll ensure you survive.
â
Mitchelâs echoed in Raeganâs mind.
Upon reflecting, she realized he never said heâd jump out of the car with her from the beginning.
He was battling to keep her safe.
Raegan felt like her heart was empty, the agony almost too much to bear.
Then, Matteoâs phone buzzed.
He looked shocked.
âItâs Mr.
Dixon!â
Matteo set the phone to speaker mode.
Raegan, shaking, swung between tears and laughter.
âMitchel, cut it out.
You made a promise to meâ¦â
Raeganâs voice was careful but desperate, trying to make sure Mitchel understood her.
âYou promised to stick to my side.
â Holding back tears, she insisted, âYou gave your word, Mitchel.
â
âRaegan.
â Mitchelâs voice cut through the howling wind, steady and distinct.
âIâm sorry.
I canât stick to my promise,â he admitted.
âNo!â Raeganâs voice trembled.
âNo, Mitchel, listen to me.
I donât accept this Raegan had never acted so desperately, her screams hiding her fear.
She couldnât face the thought of losing Mitchel.
âNo, Mitchel, please.
Janey⦠Janey needs you.
Iâm begging you, please!â Despite Raeganâs desperate pleas, all Mitchel could offer was an apology.
Raegan was on the brink of losing her mind.
âMitchel, hang in there.
Iâm on my way to you!â
Without waiting for an answer, Raegan dashed to a car, yanked the driver out, slammed the door shut, and took off.
The inside of the car was dead quiet.
The next second, a huge explosion rocked the car and the ground below.
Raegan was left staring, shocked and deafened, unable to hear anything for a while.
Gradually, she looked up to see a huge black mushroom cloud forming in front of her.
A deadly silence took over everything.
The smell of explosives seeped in through the SUVâs windows, slowly filling up the space and telling the harsh tale of what had happened.
When the shaking stopped, Raegan let out a loud cry from deep within her.
âAh!â she wailed in agony, her head banging against the steering wheel uncontrollably.
âMadam!â Matteo swiftly turned off the engine for Raegan, his body trembling, in disbelief of the event, but he remembered Mitchelâs last orders.
Raeganâs voice was rough, hardly louder than a whisper.
âTake me toâ¦â
Raegan was shaking uncontrollably, struggling even to breathe.
Her chest hurt so much that it felt Like it was going to end her.
Knowing her unfinished words, Matteo gently put Raegan in the back seat and started driving.
Not five kilometers away lay the entrance to the sea.
Raegan couldnât take her eyes off the dark water.
Was this the right place?