Cody
I noticed while I left the dorm and walked out the door that I could see my breath. Was it really that cold? Surely not! That hot weather guy even said it would be in the eighties tonight. I sighed, watching the steam curl through the air, enjoying the crunch of leaves beneath my converse. This was the life. Good grades, about to hang out with the boy in the band... How could anything go wrong?
Oh, no worries, it did.
I met up with Kace in the alley, an unlit cigarette in my mouth. He grinned when he saw me. I took out my lighter and spun the wheel, the flame heating my face up a bit. Kace already had his new pack out. I shivered as a cold wisp ran up my back. How could I forget to wear a jacket? Which brings us back to the weather guy.
Kace smiled a little more and pulled a jacket out of his bag.
"Cold?" He asked, handing it to me.
"Yeah, how'd you know?" I laughed, putting it on. It smelled like Abercrombie & Fitch. I took a moment to take in the scent, storing it to memory.
"Jedi mind powers, how else?" He shrugged, leaning against the wall with the I'm-so-cool face on. Yeah, he wished. He was still new.
"Shall we?" He whispered, gesturing toward the road that lead to the Avenue. Window-shopping, hmm?
"Of course!" I murmured, walking up beside him.
We stood at the crosswalk, waiting to go. The hand had been red for at least forever. I sighed, admiring the lights of the shops. This would be fun, I though, smiling to myself. When the hand finally turned green, we almost fell over each other to get across before it turned red again. There were no cars at the intersection, but hey? Who doesn't like competition?
We were about halfway across when I saw it. It was a sleek blue color-- A Mercedes, it had to be. It was definitely speeding, coming upon us too fast to even calculate the speed.
"KACE!" I cried, and shoved him in front of me to the safety of the crosswalk. The last thing I remember was scrambling to get up, though I knew it was too late, to get out of the way. All I remember really is a sharp, agonizing pain in my chest, the crack of bones, Kace screaming my name, and the world fading into a dizzying blackness as sirens blared, though they had to be miles away....Miles and miles away...
** Cody isn't dead, nor does she die. She's broken her arm and seven ribs. She's put into a three-week coma. When she's finally sent back to school, she has to wear a bandage thing over her diaphragm.
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