The next second, the car came to a screeching halt.

Zachary was thrown forward violently, his forehead slamming into the steering wheel.

Soon, the car's hazard lights started flashing, the sound of the rain pounding against the car drowning out everything else. Only the windshield wipers continued their rhythmic motion in the torrential downpour.

Zachary stumbled out of the car and stood in front of it, pulling out his phone to call ...