Eight Days to Live

She had never felt more alive or wide-awake in her life. She felt as if her mind as well as her body had suddenly been jump-started. She wanted to murder him. Yet she was filled with a wild mixture of anger, excitement, eagerness, and anticipation.

“Caleb,” she shouted into the night darkness. “Damn you, I know you’re out there. How could you do that? You come here, or I’ll come and get you!”

Iris Johansen