HeartSong

Prologue

Marlee's eyes jerked open at the sudden feel of panic in the pit of her stomach. She didn't know why. It was just an instinctive feel. Almost at the same time, Doug yelled, "The engine's gone! I don't know what's wrong, but we're going down!"

A thousand things raced through Marlee's mind that she could respond or question. But none of them ever made it past her lips. She stared straight ahead, watching the ground get closer and closer, while she braced her arms against the sides of the plane, as if that would help lessen the impact, somehow.

It seemed like an eternity. It seemed like a second.

Then there was total darkness.

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