Last Breath
“CASSIDY SAID, wringing her hands, “that’s not right. That’s not right! I hit him, the front of my car hit him and he flew…he has to be there, he has to!”
Ian shook his head. “Cassidy, I’m telling you, there’s nothing there. Nothing. Not an animal, not a person, nothing. I wouldn’t lie to you.”
And Cassidy knew that. Everyone on campus knew that Ian Banion wouldn’t lie.
It was too much. Too much. The terror of believing that she had killed or injured another human being had already sucked most o...f the life out of her. Now, the relief that she hadn’t done that, after all, was so overwhelming, it drained the last bit of strength from her bones.
“But the horrifying knowledge that something she had believed to be so real was just another hallucination was the most draining of all. All of those things combined sent her over the edge.
The wail of despair that came from her mouth then chilled Jess and Ian. They had expected Cassidy to be relieved by Ian’s news. They stared in horror as instead, she hid behind her hands, deep, mournful sounds pouring out of her.MoreLess
Ian shook his head. “Cassidy, I’m telling you, there’s nothing there. Nothing. Not an animal, not a person, nothing. I wouldn’t lie to you.”
And Cassidy knew that. Everyone on campus knew that Ian Banion wouldn’t lie.
It was too much. Too much. The terror of believing that she had killed or injured another human being had already sucked most o...f the life out of her. Now, the relief that she hadn’t done that, after all, was so overwhelming, it drained the last bit of strength from her bones.
“But the horrifying knowledge that something she had believed to be so real was just another hallucination was the most draining of all. All of those things combined sent her over the edge.
The wail of despair that came from her mouth then chilled Jess and Ian. They had expected Cassidy to be relieved by Ian’s news. They stared in horror as instead, she hid behind her hands, deep, mournful sounds pouring out of her.MoreLess
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