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Round 1 - The Crash

They were going to crash.

Steve Blake's grandpa always said that it would be that damn alcohol that would be his end.

Newlywed Maria Blake was in the passenger seat of Steve's rented Porsche, on the way to their honeymoon.

A flight that would leave without them.

Because they were on a flight of their own, the car soaring through the air after colliding with a truck.

Steve's world moved in slow motion as he turned to his bride, tears in his eyes and alcohol heavy on his breath.

He reached for her.

Maria reached back, her tearful eyes a mirror of his own.

Their hands never met.