Heh.
Time momentarily congealed here.
Harrison took flight, lunging at nothing.
Butler made an emergency stop, blocked by Harrison, and could only watch helplessly as Li Wei slipped through his fingertips. He tried to keep up, but with Harrison's body sprawling in midair, a slip of the foot sent him tumbling out.
Above and below, two streaks of blue crossed, both losing their balance.
The cheers of celebration were abruptly silenced in the throat, even cries of alarm and astonishment vanished altogether. The entire Gillette Stadium watched this scene, dumbstruck, hearts ceased beating, completely paralyzed, as their brains were already engulfed by a tsunami of shock.
And Li Wei?
His steps were light and agile, having just crossed the thirty-five-yard line.
