Flesh
Flesh
“She wore a white blouse.
Kimmy?
He could only see her back.
What would she be doing here, riding a trike? Maybe this is a friend’s house. Barbara said she’d phoned all of… The right front of the patrol car tipped upward. Jake forced his eyes away from the girl. He jammed the brake pedal down, but not in time, and the car slammed into the trunk of oak. The impact flung him forward. The safety harness locked, caught him across the shoulder and chest, and threw him back against his seat.
The girl,... hearing the crash, looked over her shoulder.
She wasn’t Kimmy.
Smoke or steam began rolling out from under the hood. Jake turned off the engine. He released the harness latch. Trembling, he opened the door and got out to see what had happened. He shook his head. He couldn’t believe it.
Watching the girl, he’d let the car turn. Its right front tire had climbed the corner of the driveway and he’d smacked into a tree on the grassy stretch between the curb and the sidewalk.
He staggered to the front of the car.MoreLess
Kimmy?
He could only see her back.
What would she be doing here, riding a trike? Maybe this is a friend’s house. Barbara said she’d phoned all of… The right front of the patrol car tipped upward. Jake forced his eyes away from the girl. He jammed the brake pedal down, but not in time, and the car slammed into the trunk of oak. The impact flung him forward. The safety harness locked, caught him across the shoulder and chest, and threw him back against his seat.
The girl,... hearing the crash, looked over her shoulder.
She wasn’t Kimmy.
Smoke or steam began rolling out from under the hood. Jake turned off the engine. He released the harness latch. Trembling, he opened the door and got out to see what had happened. He shook his head. He couldn’t believe it.
Watching the girl, he’d let the car turn. Its right front tire had climbed the corner of the driveway and he’d smacked into a tree on the grassy stretch between the curb and the sidewalk.
He staggered to the front of the car.MoreLess
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