Snippet #2779200

Alex saw the car before he really identified it as anything. It was coming straight towards him. His body's instincts told him to run, to get out of the way, but he couldn't for three reasons. One- he was too terrified to move. Two- it was too late to get out of the way. And three- he was finally ready to die.

The impact hit him hard, sending him backwards and making him double over. His head hit something hard and he saw stars, the world spinning around and around as he stumbled down the tiny hill into the ditch. He felt the warmth of blood running down him from who knows where, and he realized he wasn't dead yet. Through hazy consciousness, his hands found his neck and were about to squeeze when he completely blacked out, his head leaning to the side.

"Hey! Someone call 911! Somebody crashed their car, and there's another kid lying in the ditch!!" a man called. Another bystander pulled out his phone and frantically dialed 911, asking for an ambulance for the two boys. The first man peeked into the car, seeing Roman, and tried to figure out if he was alive. Traffic on the highway slowed down, and several more people came to inspect the situation.