Race for Evidence

The tremendous force caused Celine's body to lift off the ground, crash heavily against the windshield, and then roll down.

She was hit so hard that her mind went blank, with a constant buzzing sound, and her consciousness began to fade. Only when Clara's heart-wrenching cry reached her did her dazed mind gradually return.

"Mom! Mom! Don't die! I'm scared! Mom!"

"I'm not dead—" Celine breathed hea