Chapter 247 Waiting to Die.

With no other choice, I started rummaging through the car, desperate to find anything that might help me out. "Pop..." The sound of a tiny spark igniting and then bursting into flame was soft, but it reached my ears. I was frozen for a second before I realized the car's interior had become noticeably warmer. Without thinking, I glanced out the window and saw that, at some point, flames had begun to dance around the car, trapping it. The mountain winds were fierce, scattering embers into the trees and underbrush. The surrounding forest caught fire in no time at all, and with the help of the gusty wind and the scorching sun, the blaze grew wild and unstoppable. Within minutes, the car filled with thick, choking smoke. "Cough, cough..." Suddenly, my nose and chest were packed with smoke. Trying to take even the smallest breath made my throat and sinuses scream in pain, making it impossible to breathe. I wanted to save myself, but I had not figured out how before the fire, and now,