Chapter 96: Chapter 96

Sam watched Evie survey the last few kids out and about. He was just about to turn off the lights and call it a night. Time for one last interlude with the woman he loved. Her song had haunted his mind all day. Likely it would the rest of his life.

He saw the young teen walking alone and heard the car come around the corner far too fast. In the moonlight, his heart lurched as he saw Evie start to run.

Sam vaulted the porch rail and nearly caught up to her just as she shoved the kid out of the path of the car.

He was just close enough to see it strike her, to see her beautiful face as she screamed and fell.

The car screeched to a halt and the driver burst out of the door as Sam frantically searched for Evie, calling her name.

But all trace of her was gone. No blood marred the pavement.

The kid picked himself up off the grass and turned. "What the fuck?" Eyes wide, he looked up at Sam. "Dude, you saved my life. But I could have sworn it was a chick."