The car skidded loudly as the rear unexplainably pulled first to the left and then to the right. The threadbare tires let out a stuttering squeal.
1.
…it launched into a wide arching trajectory…
I think this should be “…a tall arcing trajectory…”
2.
His mother, Charlotte, had now been drug away.
I think “had now been dragged away.” sounds better to me.
3.
With his back now pressed against the roof of the car on his right side with the passenger side flatted below him,…
Should this be “flattened”?
1.
…it launched into a wide arching trajectory…
I think this should be “…a tall arcing trajectory…”
2.
His mother, Charlotte, had now been drug away.
I think “had now been dragged away.” sounds better to me.
3.
With his back now pressed against the roof of the car on his right side with the passenger side flatted below him,…
Should this be “flattened”?