He Abandoned Me On Snowy Mountain Chapter 05

He Abandoned Me On Snowy Mountain Chapter 05

Brooks’ Raptor tore down the highway.

The heater was blasted to maximum, yet I couldn’t stop shaking from the cold.

Brooks had patched the gash on my forehead with a first-aid kit, and the bleeding had stopped.

My right leg wasn’t broken, but it was severely swollen, throbbing with agonizing pain at the slightest

movement.

“Nearest hospital,” Brooks said, his knuckles white on the steering wheel, veins bulging.

“No,” I whispered, leaning weakly against the headrest. “Take me to the airport.”

Brooks slammed on the brakes, turning to look at me in absolute disbelief.

“Are you insane? Look at yourself. You can’t get on a flight like this.”

“I am not staying here another second.” I watched the landscape blur past, my voice soft but unyielding.

“Brooks, get me out of here. As fast as you can.”

He stared at me for a few seconds, said nothing, and hit the gas again.

The Raptor flipped a U-turn at the next intersection and merged onto the highway toward the airport.

Along the way, the Raptor’s radio kept buzzing with traffic updates.

“Rockfall reported near the pass. A black SUV has gone over the cliff.”

“State troopers and rescue teams are on site.”

“Reports indicate the driver was clear of the vehicle, but a passenger may still be inside.”

Hearing the chaotic static from the radio, I felt completely numb inside.

Brooks glanced over and switched the radio off.

My phone screen lit up.

It was Ethan.

Looking at the name flashing on the screen, I pressed answer.

“Hazel! Where the hell are you?!” Ethan’s voice was hysterical, screaming over the speaker.

The background was loud with howling wind and shouting rescue workers.

“I brought the rescue team back! Where’s the car? Where did the car go?”

His voice shook violently, laced with a terror he couldn’t hide.

“Did you climb out? Are you hiding nearby?”

“Hazel, talk to me!”

I pulled the phone slightly away from my ear, waiting for him to finish before speaking in a measured tone.

“Ethan, the car went over.”

Silence dropped like a stone on the other end.

It took a long time before his heavy, ragged breathing came through.

“No way… that’s impossible…”

“The car was stable when I left. How could you not get out?”

“You’re lying to me. You’re just trying to punish me, right?”

Listening to him desperately convince himself was almost funny.

“Ethan, I’m alive. Sorry to disappoint you.”

“But as far as I’m concerned, from this day on, we are dead to each other.”

“Hazel, stop talking crazy!” he cut in, his voice cracking.

“I see the blood by the edge. Are you hurt?”

“Where are you? I’ll bring a medic to you right now!”

“Don’t bother,” I said, cutting him off cleanly. “Go take care of your Amber. Isn’t she traumatized?”

“Hazel…”

I didn’t give him another second. I hung up.

I immediately blocked his number.

Instagram, iMessage, WhatsApp-every single line of communication was severed. My fingers moved fast and steady, though for some reason, the only app that made me pause for a single second before hitting block was Instagram.

Two hours later, the Raptor pulled up outside the airport terminal.

Brooks brought over a wheelchair and carefully lifted me into it.

He pushed me through check-in and took me all the way to the security line.

“You’re really not going to tell him where you’re going?” Brooks asked, looking down at me.

“There’s no point.” I took my boarding pass.

“Brooks, thank you for saving my life today.”

He ruffled my hair and let out a heavy sigh.

“Once you land in Germany, let me know you’re safe.”

I nodded, wheeled myself into the security lane, and didn’t look back.

As the plane lifted off, I watched the city shrink out the window.

Five years of my youth, gone in an instant.

It was time to wake up.