Chapter 2 - The Flash of Spider-Man Red
A few yards away on the lawn, four-year-old Noah stood frozen. Dressed in his fitted red-and-blue Spider-Man costume, his smile instantly vanished as his bright blue eyes locked onto the red sports car speeding directly toward his baby sister. The color drained from his flushed, youthful face, leaving him utterly petrified.
"Lily! Stop!" Noah cried out, his young voice cracking with absolute terror.
Without a second thought for his own safety, Noah sprinted forward on his unsteady little legs, his arms reaching out desperately into the air. The low road-level perspective caught the terrifying scale of the situation as the massive front grill of the Lotus filled the frame, its horn blaring continuously as the driver slammed on the brakes. For a split second, time seemed to dilate into agonizing slow motion. Noah lunged with all his might toward his sister just as the red ball bounced high into the air against the bright blue sky. The world quieted into a muffled, thumping heartbeat before reality snapped back with the ear-splitting screech of rubber burning against hot pavement.
