I stepped on the accelerator, my foot pressing down with increasing desperation. Each second felt like an eternity as I willed myself to reach Nix in the next blink of an eye. But the faster I pushed, the more the road seemed to stretch a cruel, infinite expanse mocking my efforts. Frustration clawed at my resolve as I slammed on the brake, yearning for a moment of reprieve, to calm the storm in my chest.
Panic clawed at the edges of my mind, a sensation I hadn't felt in months, but it surged now with a vengeance. I could feel my pulse in my throat, heavy and erratic, as my body betrayed me. My breath hitched, a suffocating tightness spreading through my chest. I pressed harder on the brake pedal, but the car didn't respond. It ignored me, defying my will.
