Chapter 23

A tremendous force rammed into Preston's car the next instant. Shattered pieces of glass were sent flying everywhere. Blood poured out of the wounds on Preston's body like a fountain. Instead of the awful pain, he felt more gripped by a deep sense of dreariness and helplessness. Before he slipped into unconsciousness, Preston mustered the little strength he had left and yanked off the necklace he was wearing. A song was still playing on the small display screen that had multiple long cracks on it now. "It makes me sad thinking about how I once had you…" Jolene received the news of Preston's car crash eight hours after the incident happened. That night, she and her family were staying over at the Norwood residence for another night. Even in their sleep, the girls were mumbling about how they needed to save a piece of their birthday cake. Jolene and Cedric thought they were still thinking about the castle-shaped cake. As they were saying they should order a new one tomorrow, Cedri