Chapter 9

MICHAEL'S POV

The sound of the screeching tires and the shattering of glass was followed immediately by an excruciating pain that shot through my leg and joints before spreading across my entire body. The car hit an embankment before tumbling over.

I let out a sharp groan. And when I tried to struggle and push my way out of the car I couldn't, my leg was stuck between the twisted metal frames, I was losing blood and my breathing was beginning to slow down and at that point I concluded that I was going to die.

My eyes were already closing when I started to see so many unfamiliar faces hovering over me, trying in vain to pull me out.

And then suddenly everything had stopped and the first few faces had withdrawn, giving way to a young woman.

It was at this point that I concluded that I had indeed died and that the lady before me was an angel who had appeared to take account of my life.

Her voice was calm and steady and surprisingly familiar. It was because of that familiarity that ma