Now
‘WHY CAN’T YOU UNDERSTAND ME?’
As our furious words hang in the air, a thunderous boom reverberates through me, drowning out all other thoughts. Before I can say anything else, there’s an explosion of fierce, blazing light and I’m moving slowly backwards, away from the car, away from Flynn, my feet lifting off the ground, my whole body lurching before coming to a sudden halt half-buried in a hedge.