Synopsis

The taxi driver’s face tightened, a grimace etched into the lines around his eyes. A sudden screech of tires, a sickening thud, and then a stunned silence filled the cab. The passenger, jolted awake from a drowsy state, stared out the window, his breath catching in his throat. A figure lay motionless on the pavement, the scene a jarring tableau of urban chaos. The driver, usually garrulous, remained uncharacteristically quiet, his knuckles white on the steering wheel, the weight of the unexpecte