Long Way Home: Part 2

Nina felt like she was losing her mind. She was speechless, then suddenly, the road disappeared. She froze, and then everything disappeared. She was standing in a black void and the temperature lowered. Her breath became visible. Her heart pounded.

“Anybody there?”

A voice whispered.

“Niiinnnaaa”

A chill drifted up Nina’s spine. Her body shivered, and she folded her arms together. She walked around for what felt like hours trying to find anything other than nothingness. She began to feel hopeless, and tears formed in her eyes. She felt someone grip her shoulder. Her eyes widened, and her heart palpitated. She slowly turned around, and she was back in her car.

Nina looked around and saw she was in the middle of the road, and it was now nighttime. One tear dropped onto her cheek.

“Must’ve fallen asleep.”

She looked around the car to see if everything was still in place. She noticed that her keys were not in the ignition.

“What the”

She checked her pockets, she checked her bag, she checked the glove compartment, she checked everywhere she could check and found nothing. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. When she opened them, she saw her keys floating outside her car. Nina couldn’t believe what she was seeing and rubbed her eyes. She thought she was dreaming again. She heard the voice call out to her again.

“Niiinnaa”

“This isn’t happening. This isn’t real.”

“Ninnaa”

“What do you want from me?”

The voice only got louder. Nina thought if she just closed her eyes, she would wake up, but when she opened them again, she saw a woman holding her keys. The woman's eyes were missing, and her mouth was full of blood. Some of it spilled out on the windshield.

“Leave me alone!”