Dominic took my phone from my purse and threw it out of the window. Disbelief washed over me, but I couldn't even protest as my eyes glanced back and forth from the road and the side mirror. The car that had been chasing us had finally reached our side, the driver wielding a gun, the barrel pointed directly at me.
"Stop the car!" the man shouted, his voice filled with menace.
My mind went blank, and my foot instinctively wanted to step on the brake, but then I heard Dominic's commanding voice break through the chaos, commanding me to think about my son. Panic surged within me, but I knew I had to be stronger.
My foot hesitated over the brake pedal, my mind torn between compliance and resistance. But in that critical moment, Dominic's words resonated within me, pushing me to make a choice.
