Pearl Jade

Luke's POV "Hey, mister. Are you okay?" I heard a faint voice call and someone shaking my body. I fought to open my eyes, and when I did, the bright sunlight made me shut them back quickly. I winced as a killer headache made itself visible. "Mister, are you okay?" The voice called again. I opened my eyes, now semi-adjusted to the light, and saw what appeared to be a man in his forties hovering over me. Memories of what happened came back to me, and in an instant, I was up. "Evie!" I called in fear. I looked around to find myself lying on the roadside. I found some people crouched on the ground around something, and I heard them call for a 'miss.' I quickly ran to them and saw that they were gathered around an unconscious Evie. "Evie!" I called again as I pushed my way through to her. I held her in my arms and removed the hair that was sticking to her face. "Evie, baby, please answer me," I begged, but there was no response. Her body felt so cold, making me fear the worst. "Evie." I tri