A Forever Masterpiece (The Masterpiece Trilogy Book 3)

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since Hunter didn't end up making the trip with her.
    Up ahead about thirty yards or so, a car in the lane going the other direction sped up, obviously trying to get around a slower moving car. "Geez! Someone's in a hurry!" Becca feared the worst when the speeding car spun out of control, throwing it in her lane. Cars before her slammed on their brakes, just as she did. The black car continued to spin and slammed full force into another one, pushing it into one more. A total Domino effect happened as the pile up continued. The worst was when a large delivery truck couldn't stop and hit them all with a loud, sickening thud.
    Most likely others were already calling 911, but Becca wasn't about to assume. Traffic behind and ahead of her halted to a complete stop. She pulled out her phone and dialed, her fingers shaky as she pressed the buttons. Shouts rang out over engines. She spoke to the operator, letting them know of the large pile up. Becca couldn't count the cars. There were so many of them!
    When she hung up, Becca turned off the car, yanked the keys out, and ran over to see if she could do anything to help. Snow crunched under her feet. She couldn't believe how many people stayed in their vehicles and didn't get out to assist or check on anyone. There was a red Honda with the front hood and side all smashed up. Becca wasn't sure how bad the people inside were. Screams rang out from nearby. Child's cries.
    She fought down a wave of bile. Becca spotted a woman in the passenger seat, crying. She had a purple goose egg bump on her forehead with blood covering much of her face. Becca noticed the shattered windshield and the amount of red when she realized there was no one in the driver's seat. Choking back a cry, Becca moved faster, almost slipping in the snow. She found the driver- sprawled on top of another vehicle in the accident. All that blood! She'd never seen so much!
    There's no way that man made it through. Becca's heart clenched. It was like déjà vu all over.
    As she approached the car, the woman rolled down the window with tears streaming down her face. Blood poured from her nose, and her breathing came out loud and raspy. Becca glanced quickly at the smashed car door and wondered about the car that hit this one. The whole street was littered with car parts, and-
    She shuddered, thinking of the ejected body.
    "I'm g-going t-to have my b-baby! It's way too early!" The woman stuttered. "There's so m-much blood!" She was in hysterics.
    Becca charged to action. "Help is on its way. How far apart are your contractions?" She knew a little of this since she'd been there when Jade was born. Chad had been running late from a meeting and couldn't be reached when Rissi went into labor two weeks earlier than anticipated, so Becca became her birthing partner for the first half of Rissi's labor.
    "Four m-minutes apart. My husband- he wasn't wearing his seatbelt!" The woman's eyes rolled in the back of her head. "I think the accident c-caused me to go into labor. I was going f-for a check up appointment!"
    "Stay with me." Becca rushed to the side of the car.
    "Is my mom and dad gonna be okay?" A small voice from the back seat asked. A boy about seven or eight peered at Becca, his face full of blood as well.
    She didn't know how to answer that. The faint sound of sirens in the distance relieved her. For now, Becca could attempt to keep the woman and child calm until help arrived. The door was so far smashed in, she didn't think she could get it open. "I'm Becca, and I'm going to stay right here while help arrives, okay?" She said it to both of them, but looked at the little boy, thinking of Hunter. Was this the kind of fear he felt after the crash?
    "I'm Henry. My dad- he went through the glass. I can't see him!"
    The mother screamed and Becca winced. She held out her hand to the woman. "Squeeze my hand. It's okay. We're going to get y-you through this." If only there was more she could do. The wind howled, blowing snow in her

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