like a battlefield. People were crawling out of their totaled vehicles, and some of the cars had flipped upside down or lay on their sides. Some drivers struggled to get out, and others weren’t even moving.
“ Jake, wake up!” Sarah’s panicked voice grabbed my attention.
I turned and looked at Jake’s car. Jake had collapsed. I supposed he was in shock. Danny and Sarah still struggled to get out of the car. And Abigail looked steady as she continued to gaze at the stalled van.
I made the van move forward once again. The driver tried jerking on the steering wheel, but it didn’t respond. “Come on, move! Dear God, help me,” the driver cried in what I was sure was his last prayer. “Move!” he shouted as the van rushed toward Jake’s car, knocking the parked vehicles out of its way.
“ Get up, Jake!” I heard Danny shouting. “Jake!”
I admired my handiwork. To make things more interesting, I inched Jake’s car forward.
“ What the—?” Abigail seemed to be the only one who noticed that Jake’s car was moving. I knew nothing could go wrong now. Tristan was still on the ground, and I was about to hit the jackpot.
Three. Two—what the hell?
“ Impossible!” I shouted, looking at Jake’s car.
Just as the van was about to crash into his car, the car swerved and lurched forward. It skidded to a stop out of harm’s way.
I appeared beside Jake’s car, furious. In the driver’s seat, Jake was still unconscious, but Abigail sat in his lap, holding the steering wheel.
What the hell?
BEST FRIENDS FORNEVER
“ They say I’m evil because
I have no heart and can’t feel,
but how can I feel when they kept
taking, pushing and asking much of me
until I gave them my very soul?”
Melody Manful
A bigail let go of the steering wheel and crawled into the backseat.
Did Abigail steer them away? She couldn’t have. Shock couldn’t begin to describe what I was feeling. I was surprised—and surprise wasn’t something I experienced often. I couldn’t think straight. No normal human could do what Abigail just did. What was she?
The street filled with cries and chaos. It didn’t take long for police cruisers and ambulances to arrive. Paramedics rushed to help the injured.
This time when she tried the car handle, the door opened. Abigail stepped out of the car and surveyed the surrounding hell. Sarah and Danny climbed shakily out of the car, tears streaming down their cheeks.
My eyes searched the crowd until they found Tristan’s. The moment our eyes connected, tears started falling down his cheeks. The night sky rumbled, the roll of thunder pierced every heart and brought sadness into the soul of everyone around. Except me. I just thought the forces of the universe were kissing up to him!
Suddenly he was right in front of me. “Are you happy now?” Tristan asked, clearly pained by the destruction I had caused. “Does this make you happy?” He pointed at the chaos around us.
“ Ecstatic. Do I win a prize?”
“ You’re just…” He paused, clenching his fists. “Just…” His blue eyes abruptly turned gold.
“ I’m what?” I asked, stepping closer toward him when I realized he wasn’t going to continue his little speech. “What, are you too good to tell me how awful I am?”
“ No, you don’t deserve even that satisfaction!” He transported himself to Abigail and her friends.
My breath started coming on too strong as anger built up inside me. My body felt enflamed. I clenched my fists, letting the burning rage inside take control. Instantly, my right hand ignited and I hurled the ball of fire straight toward Abigail.
Half a second before the fire blasted Abigail, Tristan’s hands snatched it from the air. Before I could inhale another breath, he stood in front of me.
“ Enough, Gideon!” Tristan shouted.
“ Oh, I’m just getting started,” I snarled, staring him straight in the eyes. “I came here for the girl, and she’s still alive.”
“ Then I
“ Jake, wake up!” Sarah’s panicked voice grabbed my attention.
I turned and looked at Jake’s car. Jake had collapsed. I supposed he was in shock. Danny and Sarah still struggled to get out of the car. And Abigail looked steady as she continued to gaze at the stalled van.
I made the van move forward once again. The driver tried jerking on the steering wheel, but it didn’t respond. “Come on, move! Dear God, help me,” the driver cried in what I was sure was his last prayer. “Move!” he shouted as the van rushed toward Jake’s car, knocking the parked vehicles out of its way.
“ Get up, Jake!” I heard Danny shouting. “Jake!”
I admired my handiwork. To make things more interesting, I inched Jake’s car forward.
“ What the—?” Abigail seemed to be the only one who noticed that Jake’s car was moving. I knew nothing could go wrong now. Tristan was still on the ground, and I was about to hit the jackpot.
Three. Two—what the hell?
“ Impossible!” I shouted, looking at Jake’s car.
Just as the van was about to crash into his car, the car swerved and lurched forward. It skidded to a stop out of harm’s way.
I appeared beside Jake’s car, furious. In the driver’s seat, Jake was still unconscious, but Abigail sat in his lap, holding the steering wheel.
What the hell?
BEST FRIENDS FORNEVER
“ They say I’m evil because
I have no heart and can’t feel,
but how can I feel when they kept
taking, pushing and asking much of me
until I gave them my very soul?”
Melody Manful
A bigail let go of the steering wheel and crawled into the backseat.
Did Abigail steer them away? She couldn’t have. Shock couldn’t begin to describe what I was feeling. I was surprised—and surprise wasn’t something I experienced often. I couldn’t think straight. No normal human could do what Abigail just did. What was she?
The street filled with cries and chaos. It didn’t take long for police cruisers and ambulances to arrive. Paramedics rushed to help the injured.
This time when she tried the car handle, the door opened. Abigail stepped out of the car and surveyed the surrounding hell. Sarah and Danny climbed shakily out of the car, tears streaming down their cheeks.
My eyes searched the crowd until they found Tristan’s. The moment our eyes connected, tears started falling down his cheeks. The night sky rumbled, the roll of thunder pierced every heart and brought sadness into the soul of everyone around. Except me. I just thought the forces of the universe were kissing up to him!
Suddenly he was right in front of me. “Are you happy now?” Tristan asked, clearly pained by the destruction I had caused. “Does this make you happy?” He pointed at the chaos around us.
“ Ecstatic. Do I win a prize?”
“ You’re just…” He paused, clenching his fists. “Just…” His blue eyes abruptly turned gold.
“ I’m what?” I asked, stepping closer toward him when I realized he wasn’t going to continue his little speech. “What, are you too good to tell me how awful I am?”
“ No, you don’t deserve even that satisfaction!” He transported himself to Abigail and her friends.
My breath started coming on too strong as anger built up inside me. My body felt enflamed. I clenched my fists, letting the burning rage inside take control. Instantly, my right hand ignited and I hurled the ball of fire straight toward Abigail.
Half a second before the fire blasted Abigail, Tristan’s hands snatched it from the air. Before I could inhale another breath, he stood in front of me.
“ Enough, Gideon!” Tristan shouted.
“ Oh, I’m just getting started,” I snarled, staring him straight in the eyes. “I came here for the girl, and she’s still alive.”
“ Then I
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