It was just a dream

"Help…"

Pain crawled through Nina's body, every breath stabbing her lungs. Blood painted her skin as her head throbbed violently.

"Help…" Another weak plea escaped her bleeding lips as she struggled to stay conscious.

She looked around. The car was upside down. Shards of shattered glass lay scattered around her—some embedded in her skin.

It hurt.

Pain unlike anything she had ever known.

"Help…" she whispered, her gaze shifting to the car window. But no one came.

Summoning every ounce of strength, she began to crawl.

She was weak, in agony. But she had to get out. The sharp scent of leaking gas filled the air, mingling with blood and smoke. As she dragged herself forward, shards of glass bit into her flesh—but she barely felt it.

Every movement was excruciating.

"Help." Another plea left her lips as she reached the broken window, pulling herself toward it. Yet, even as she escaped the wreckage, relief never came.