The traffic light was counting down. In a few seconds, it would turn red.
The driver was clearly in a hurry. He figured that if he sped up, he could make it through before the light changed, avoiding a stop and another start.
Six seconds, five seconds... Perfect. He could make it. The driver was in a fairly good mood.
Three seconds. The driver suddenly widened his eyes and slammed on the brakes—then a woman pushing a stroller walked out.
She could never make it across with only two or three seconds left... Was this woman an idiot? She was actually still on the phone! What a careless mother!
Because of the car's speed, it could no longer stop. The driver stared desperately ahead—but the instant he crossed the sidewalk, he seemed not to feel himself hit anything.
The car finally came to a sudden stop in the middle of the intersection. The driver hurried out and looked back.
He saw the careless mother who had been on the phone. A young girl was gripping her arm—she had saved her.
"How do you walk?!" the driver roared as he came over. He felt he had to curse her out properly to calm himself down.
"Thank you so much! Thank God you saved me. Oh my God..." The woman excitedly thanked Caroline.
Holding the child from the stroller, she repeatedly kissed the baby's forehead. "Oh... I'm sorry, sweetheart. Mommy won't use her phone while crossing the road anymore. Can you forgive me? Oh... I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Caroline watched quietly.
She was still wondering why she had reached out to pull the woman away.
She was also terrified by the question of why she had seen this scene in advance.
She had realized that something had happened to her... Something