“She ran out so fast,” she said, her voice soft and dull. The sky rumbled thunder after her words. “She seemed certain we would stop. She shook the whole car when it hit her. I felt it all the way through my arms. The only reason I didn’t hit the steering wheel is because Jay threw his arm across and stopped me.” “She flew,” I said, remembering what I had been told. “Yes. Straight forward. In our headlights like a showgirl doing a tumble.”

