They Can't Beat Me

Firelight reached toward the heavens. William felt intense waves of heat billow from behind him, threatening to melt him where he stood. Even the air was specked with embers. A flaming piece of the cruise ship crashed nearby, stirring a cloud of dust. William tightened his hold on Valentina within his arms. She didn't seem to mind at all. Her voice was light and even filled with exhilaration borne from a hint of schadenfreude. She told him, "There's more than one bomb." William looked up to meet her gaze. Valentina jumped out of his arms, grabbed his wrist and they dashed towards the car in the distance. "Bang! Bang! Bang-" Explosions sounded one after another behind them. The deafening booms and the brilliant flashes of light illuminated the entire river, casting an eerie glow on the duo as they charged forward hand-in-hand. "Holy-" Leonard was stunned silent as he stood by the car, utterly bemused by the spectacle before him. Recollecting himself, he quickly scampered back into the c