Ishaan

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 06:57:10 +0000

Everyone's staring me. I feel like they're all waiting on me. I don't know why. Waiting for me to cry, maybe? To yell? To hit something? "What!" I yell at all of them. My aunt flinches. I immediately feel guilty, but I don't apologize, I close my eyes and inhale, trying to figure out the order of events. I remember talking to Dhruv about Nitya, and I remember Dhruv yelling. I even remember slamming on the brakes, but I can't remember why. I can't remember anything after that... up to opening my eyes in the car. I bring my legs off the table and turn to Dhruv. "What happened, Dhruv? I don't remember." He makes a face as if he's tired of explaining. He does it anyway, though. "A truck crossed the median and hit their car. You slammed on your brakes, so we weren't involved in that wreck. But when you slammed on your brakes, we were hit from behind. It knocked us into the ditch. As soon as I got out of the car, I ran to Nitya's car. I saw Adriti get out, so I thought she was okay that's when I went to check on Nitya." "So you saw her? She got out on her own? She wasn't thrown from the car?" He shakes his head. "No, I think she was confused. She must have passed out. But I saw her walking." I don't know if the fact that she got out on her own makes a difference, but it somehow eases my mind a little.