only a few hours ago
I can't tell now if I was aware of it before it happened or if the noise of the impact drew my attention very quickly to it.

I could tell that its back had been either broken or crushed. The rear legs were dragged behind it as it tried to get to cover as quickly as possible. I'm guessing it's last instinct was that it had been attacked and needed to find shelter from the predator.

Someone ran over to look for it but we all knew there wasn't any hope. It's last action was to hide under a car, the very thing that had just hit it.

It was a cat.

I didn't bother going to see the body, there was nothing that could have been done.

I felt a little numb.
(Mehitabel_Itrang, Wed 5 Mar 2008, 23:24, Reply)