The car sped down the rain-soaked avenue. The tires sliced through puddles with violent force. Arthur’s chest felt ready to burst. The glow of the streetlamps blurred across the windshield like fleeing ghosts. The world around him no longer felt real—only noise, speed, and guilt.

At the intersection ahead, the traffic light shifted from green to yellow.

Arthur didn’t slow down.

He didn’t hesitate.

He didn’t even see it.

Everything was a blur. Zoe screaming.

That one sentence he never imagined s