The hurry was over. She knew it was too late. She’d lived fast, and she’d die fast too. At least, she hoped it would be fast. At times she’d asked herself what it would be like to die, what went through a person’s mind when their fate had been sealed and they knew it was time. I’ve come for you, Death would say. You’ve got five more seconds, so have a last think, whatever you like. Look back on your life, if you wish. Didn’t they say that as your car flipped over, or you fell from great height, that somehow, your life flashed before you, images from your childhood, your first love, like a
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