Chapter 14 - Escaping Into The Heavy Rain In A Stolen Car
Clara dove out the side window of the signal tower, shattering the glass as she tumbled into the gravel below.
Rain began to pour from the dark autumn sky, soaking her clothing as she scrambled toward a parked pickup truck.
She smashed the side window of the truck with a heavy rock, reaching inside to hot-wire the ignition wires.
The engine sputtered to life with a loud roar just as Agent Vance appeared in the shattered window frame.
Vance raised his pistol, but before he could squeeze the trigger, Clara slammed the truck into reverse.
The pickup lurched backward, throwing Vance aside into the muddy embankment as she spun the steering wheel.
She slammed down on the accelerator, tearing out of the railway yard and onto the highway heading north.
Dr. Miller groaned, sitting up inside the signal tower with blood dripping down from his forehead.
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Agent Vance stood up from the mud, wiping dirt from his charcoal overcoat with a dark, calculating smile.
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