My fingers trembled as I opened the trunk. Sarah's body lay still, lifeless as if she was in a deep slumber.

Agonized cries broke out around me. First it was my mother who screamed. Mia, too confused, started wailing. It took me a while to figure out what was going on, although everything was happening just in front of me.

Outside, the black clouds gurgled and threatened to pour down through its occasional shining, silver lightning bolts.

I regained proper consciousness only when dad shoved me off and took sarah's pale hand to check her pulse. His hand trembled just like mine, as he...