Annabelle glanced behind her. The dark valley below loomed like a bottomless abyss. With her decision to jump made, she took a deep breath, her heart growing unexpectedly calm. Life was fleeting, and though there were many things she wasn’t ready to let go of, she understood that every meeting would eventually end — whether by separation or death. She had tasted the bitterness and sweetness of life. And in the last few months, she had experienced warmth and joy with Kendrick — a happiness she never knew before. Thinking of that, she felt a strange sense of peace. If this was where it all ended, then she would simply part ways with him a little earlier than expected. But just as she braced herself to leap, her gaze caught a flicker of light far down the winding mountain road. Headlight

