Chapter 136

AMELIA

FIVE YEARS AGO…

I felt the impact. I knew I did. My body left the road and for a few seconds I couldn't feel anything, no pain, no anger, just quiet.

Then I felt my body slam back down on the road, I landed on my stomach and the explosive pain immediately overwhelmed me.

Strangely enough, I didn't black out.

I was there, wailing…confused, regretful and crying for help with what little strength I had left.

I watched as the truck sped off, leaving me all alone, broken and bleeding in the middle of that abandoned road.

I crawled to the edge of the road, dragging my broken body as I reached for my phone. There it was, lit up, screen cracked but still functional.

I called the ambulance and the second I told them I was dying, everything went black.

The next thing I remembered was the numbing feeling of something moving around in me.

A person's hands perhaps? All too soon it was over and I felt like they'd taken out all of my organs, it was a strange feeling. I felt