Chapter 30

I’m not slowing down. The railings are coming at me at a speed of noughts as panic grips me, and I yank with all my might to turn this infernal metal coffin, not knowing what else to do. I slam the break repeatedly, in a manic, impulsive effort, gripping the wheel so tight that my hands turn white.

Nothing.

A solid wheel, no brakes, and not enough time to do anything about it because I’m traveling at high speed.

I run out of options. I brace myself as I smash through metal barriers at the top of the viewpoint, metal ripping up and tearing the front of the car as the barrier goes with it. Rumpling the bonnet and smashing out the headlights, my illuminated view becomes a dark, terrifying blackness. The scenery before me goes out, like a Tv screen being switched off.

Letting go of the wheel, I scream out in terror and press my hands to the ceiling to hold myself taut as we crash through, and the car takes a nosedive with a stomach-lurching precision right off th