Ryan stared ahead, his expression grim.

He had already checked the car—its brakes were completely non-functional, and it was a sports car, which was speeding up rapidly and impossible to stop now.

There was no saving it...

Even with the situation analyzed, Ryan maintained his composure as he turned to Ellie. "What did you have for breakfast this morning?"

With tears streaming down her face and panic etched on her features, Ellie blinked at him, clearly confused. "What did you say, Ryan?"

"I asked if you had breakfast."

"It's the middle of a crisis! Why are you asking about food?" She gasped, "We're going too fast to make that turn…!"

"So, you did eat?" Ryan pressed, his tone steady.

"Yeah, I did."

"Good. At least you won't be starving when you die."

"..."

Hearing this, Ellie's tears flowed even more freely. "But I don't want to die! I don't want to die!" she sobbed.

swim. When we

not make it! You're a better swimmer than I am!

If they both jumped at the same time, the car would

was handing her the

to her insistence, "I'm your brother; I

is my life; I can't let you

if you jump, it's likely a death sentence,

"...Ryan, is dying painful?"

trauma, it releases dopamine, which helps dull the pain during emergencies. If the car crashes, we'll probably die very quickly,

was silence, her eyes

Ryan," she said, tears cascading down her cheeks. "But I

car, while outside, a group at the Cobb family estate stood

sped by in a blur, almost a flash,

able

car fishtail around a corner, nearly

take the wheel, if he hadn't had any experience with racing, they wouldn't have

Selena gasped in disbelief.

and rushed to the driver's seat of her own

save them! I get it; if you rescue them, we can continue our partnership, but this is reckless! Besides, that's a sports car; there's no way your car

Keira pushed her hand away,

of the car!" Erin shouted, pounding on the door. "The South family's prophecies are never wrong! If it says there'll be an accident at ten o'clock, then there will be! If you try to save them, it'll cost you dearly! Get out

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