Road

Bethan sighed as she eased herself away from the car and began to wander down the darkened road. Her heels clicked reassuringly against the tarmac as she moved through the darkness. After a few minutes, she removed her phone and instinctively brought up the control panel before jabbing the torch icon.

A small beam of light illuminated the path ahead as she wandered away from the car. Bethan briefly looked back, her fiery red locks cascaded down across her tense shoulders as the car became nothing but a small dot in the distance. With only the clicking of her heels for company Bethan's senses seemed to increase.

Despite the small beam of light, she could make out something in the distance. Bethan eased open her leather jacket before sliding her hand into the pocket and pulling out a hardened case. Instinctively she opened it, retrieving her dark-framed glasses from within before slipping them onto her face.

Bethan grinned slightly as her vision returned and she was able to make out a lone car a few feet down the road. As she moved toward it she could smell the lingering scent of ash in the air. Her eyes flickered over to the left and she saw a makeshift camp with a barely smouldering fire. Knowing something must have happened Bethan began to ponder whether she should head toward the camp or the car...