Elaine’s POV:

The impact of our car on the tree was tremendous, and I felt like I was floating in mid-air for a moment before the airbags deployed, pushing me backward and knocking the wind out of me.

My head collided hard against the head hold of the car seat and I sat there, my head resting on the deployed airbag as the pain exploded all over my head.

I couldn’t hear anything except for the ringing in my ears which got louder as seconds went by. Everything was white, and I felt a ...