He landed awkwardly but didn’t stop moving. He scrambled to his feet, his sneakers gripping the pavement as he sprinted after the rolling SUV. The kids in the back were screaming louder now, their faces pressed against the glass, watching this stranger run toward them.
Pedro reached the driver’s side. The car was gathering speed on the slight incline. He grabbed the handle and yanked.
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Thank God, it was unlocked. He threw the door open and jumped into the moving vehicle. He had to maneuver around the unconscious woman’s legs to find the brake pedal. He jammed his foot down, and the SUV jerked to a violent halt just feet away from the street traffic.
But the silence that followed was worse than the chaos. The woman wasn’t breathing.
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