In Jessica's car, the world seemed to tilt in slow motion as the car's front wheels lost grip on the rocky edge.
For a breathless instant, it hovered, balanced between salvation and doom as it snagged on brittle tree branches. Then, with a splintering crack, the branches gave way, and gravity took charge.
The violent crash of metal tearing through trees echoed down the cliffside, sending a flock of startled birds screaming into the sky.
Jessica's heart dropped into her stomach, her breath hitched. Her heart thumped rapidly as the tree branches scratched the car's body.
This wasn't what she thought. Her mind raced on what to do but with such a situation she found herself at a loss.
The driver groaned from the impact as he lifted his hand to shield her head.
She opened her mouth to speak but the impact of the car as its hood slammed into the rock had her bite her tongue followed by violent cracks that shook the car like a toy being thrown around.
