Darlene felt she was flung off together with Gustave, but she was in his arms, so her head only slammed into his chest.
Darlene couldn't tell where she was injured, or maybe she was too panicked and didn't have the strength to move at all.
When she looked ahead, she heard the sound of the truck starting the engine.
Then the truck turned around and escaped.
Darlene's face was stained with blood, and she could not tell if it was hers or Gustave's. She couldn't see the license plate of the truck in front of her.
Or it might not be useful even if she saw it clearly. The license plate was most likely fake.
Darlene didn't have the strength to get out of the car. She reached out and felt a lot of blood on Gustave's head, whose head smashed against the car window.
She moved her hand down a little. When she touched his nose and found he stopped breathing, Darlene called out to him in panic, "Gustave, wake up. Arthur?"