Chapter 434


    Just when I thought we were dead for sure, our car gave this crunching noise and shuddered to a stop,


    hanging on by what felt like a thread.


    After what felt like an eternity, I peeled my eyes open, my heart racing, and saw Hannah peering down


    with wide eyes.


    She turned back quickly, her voice sharp with urgency. “Don’t you move a muscle. Stay still, Allie!”


    I froze, but my gaze couldn''t help looking downward. Below us was what seemed like an abyss, our car


    dangling over the edge, as if caught on something, swayingzily, almost mockingly, in tune with our


    dumb luck.


    "Don’t move. We’re caught on a branch, and there''s still momentum keeping us here. It''ll stabilize


    soon!" Hannah tried to reassure me.


    Just as I let out a breath of relief, the car lurched down with a ''crack'', and I screamed again, mming


    my eyes shut, too terrified to even breathe properly, as if the slightest breath could tip the bnce and


    send us plummeting.


    We were at a 45-degree angle, gravity pulling us down. Especially me—I was nted, my whole weight


    hanging on the seatbelt. If it broke or came loose, it was game over for both of us.


    Hannah was in a better spot, her body pressed against the door, looking much morefortable than I


    was. But if my seatbelt snapped or came loose, I''d crash into her, and the sudden shift would surely


    send the car tumbling further down.


    The situation was grim, any previous relief evaporating as my pulse hammered in my ears.


    Hannah kept up her calm front. “Don’t be scared. I’ll figure out a way to get us out of this!”


    As she spoke, she made a slight move, attempting to unfasten her seatbelt, but the car swayed


    rmingly with the slightest motion. The tree branch wasn''t as sturdy as we needed it to be.


    I quickly said, “Hannah, stop moving, just wait... someone wille. Someone has toe.”


    I was hoping that passing cars would notice the ident and someone would stop to help.


    Hannah nodded, trying to stayposed. “Right! You''re right!”


    I was amazed at her coolness, especially how she had handled the face-off with the van earlier. That


    wasn''t instinct; it was Hannah''s clear-headedness, her perfect timing. If I had been driving, we''d


    probably dead by now because I was petrified in that moment.


    My right hand was still mped on the car handle, stiff and afraid to move.


    Hannah caught my strained look and softly said, “Allie, rx a bit. Keep your position but don’t strain so


    much, you’ll get tired. We don’t know what''s happening above, or if help wille. If you keep that


    tension, your arms will give out. Just rx... ease up. We’re going to be okay. I''ll think of something.


    We can''t just wait here to die.”


    “That car''s got to be toast by now,” Hannah said with a light chuckle, almost reading my thoughts. “You


    okay, Allie?”


    “I''m fine!” I lied, feeling nauseous and dizzy from the adrenaline and the wild ride. But I didn''t want to


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    Hannah heard it too and looked up before gasping, “...It’s Larkin!”