Emily’s POV

My heart didn't just break—it stopped. The room started spinning around me, the white walls blurring into a sickening streak of gray and blinding light.

"Em?" Sophia’s voice sounded like it was coming from under ten feet of water. "Emily, what’s wrong? You’re pale as a ghost."

I couldn't answer. My throat was completely locked tight, choked on a massive wave of pure, suffocating terror.

Fatal high-speed vehicle collision.

Emergency ICU.

I dropped my textbook onto the rug and bolted.

"Emily! Wait! What happened?!" Lila screamed, throwing her headphones onto the desk and jumping up as I yanked the dorm room door open.

I didn't grab my coat....