Chapter 87

Alice spun around sharply, instinctively raising her arm to shield her face as she squinted at the oncoming car—it was barreling straight at her. That car was definitely aiming for her! A jolt of panic shot through her. Without even thinking, her legs took off before her brain caught up, sprinting away at top speed. Her phone slipped from her hand in the chaos, clattering to the ground. "Hello? Alice? What's going on? Alice?" a voice crackled urgently from the fallen phone. There was nowhere to hide. In sheer panic, Alice darted into a nearby alley, hoping to lose the car, but before she could get far, it sped up and came right after her. There wasn’t even time to react before the vehicle slammed into her. "Ahhhh!!!" "Bang—" An unbearable wave of agony ripped through her body. She felt herself being flung into the air, then crashing down with a bone-jarring thud. It was like every bone in her body had shattered. The driver, in a blind rage to hit her, had completely lost control. After