Later, I could never remember if it was Spring Street or University or something else, as we came to the green light, Mike stopped short. I was about to ask what was happening when a car came from the right, flying downhill faster than the old pirate boat had. It flew across in front of us and off the end of the land, into the water. The kids in the back hadn’t seen it but got somewhat jostled around. I barely remembered them as my professional time in the water kicked in, and I found myself out of the limo and running toward the water. I could see Mike behind me but didn’t even worry about the car or the kids. As it turned out, Jacob had grasped what was going on, climbed into the front, and driven the limo carefully onto the side of the street, found the four-ways, and put the car in par
