But, since the rapture has just occurred, getting to the O'Hare airport takes hours.
Judd had tried to run away to England before the rapture. He went to the O'Hare airport and bought a plane ticket. He had driven his parents car, and it is now stuck in the parking garage. Judd and Vicki try to get the car out of the garage.
Arguably, one of the more frightening and exciting moments in this book, at this time.
A nearly deafening engine roar and high-pitched squeal made Judd jump, and he looked up just in time to see workers diving out of the way of the Blazer. It had been lodged into the guardrail at a crazy angle, and apparently someone decided to set something on the accelerator and shift it into gear while others attempted to rock it free.
Whatever they had lodged against the gas pedal had made the engine race at top speed. Three wheels spun crazily, causing the screeching, but the forth bit deep into the rail. The Blazer shuddered and shook, appearing as if it might explode. The tires sent smelly smoke everywhere.
As Judd and Vicki watched, the stuck tire somehow dislodged and sent the Blazer nose first into the low concrete ceiling with a horrific crash. All four wheels now burning rubber, the empty
Blazer hit the floor, bouncing and careening into the cars around it.
The four-wheel-drive vehicle lurched directly in front of Judd, slammed the next guardrail, and flipped over forward, landing atop the last car he had moved. It drove the roof of that car all the way to the seat and rested atop the wreckage, tires still racing. The workers sprinted to the crash, and one reached in to turn off the engine.
Judd sat there with his mouth open. He turned back to Vicki, whose eyes were wide and unblinking. "We could have been killed," she said. "If that had happened a couple minutes ago, we would be dead for sure."
Do you like this scene from the book? What is your all time favorite?
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