Shadows

Chapter 40 - Shadows

The world stopped for a split moment as the large black car appeared again beside us. It was almost as if I watching a movie through someone else’s eyes as the front fenders of the vehicles made contact, and Simon lost control of the car. Someone screamed in terror, as the car shifted and rolled to the right, flipping almost poetically onto its roof, and sliding the rest of the way down the road before coming to a grinding and sparking stop. My dark hair fell above me, falling onto to roof of the car in a coiled puddle, as I hung upside down from my seat belt. I watched as thick drops of crimson slid down a few strands, disappearing into the mess of obsidian. My vision began to tunnel, the edges turning black, as my head began to swim.

A loud crack pulled me from my trance, and I whipped my head to the driver’s seat to see Simon had already freed himself from his seatbelt, and was crouched onto the roof. A large gash acros