Chapter 58

• The world around me was a chaotic blur, as if time itself had decided to slow down. The acrid smell of smoke filled my nostrils, mingling with the heat that radiated from the flames licking at the wreckage of the car. Everything felt surreal, like a nightmare I couldn't wake up from. My body was engulfed in pain, a relentless throb that pulsed through every fiber of my being. I tried to open my eyes, but they felt heavy, weighted down by an invisible force.
• "Howard..." A voice pierced through the haze. It was Charlotte, her tone laced with panic. I could hear the tremor in her voice, and it sent a jolt of fear through me.
• "Charlotte?" I managed to whisper, but my voice was barely a breath, lost in the cacophony of chaos.