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Ten minutes later he turned and headed back down to the wrecked car He’d not seen a single car pass by and his phone couldn’t catch a signal nothe road Which was ridiculous because every cellular commercial promised nationwide service Such bullshit

He pulled the door open to find E “Any luck?”

“No” He didn’t want to ad to take that shortcut He’d gotten ied, but the blaood neas that the sleet had stopped But low athered in the distance “Let’s try to start the engine and charge your phone Should have thought of that in the first place”

He pressed the button that should start the car Nothing but a click He pu

E her phone “While you were gone, I e to Alexis I think it sent Just said recked off Old Fox and ere okay That was the best I could do before it shut down again I’e it We wouldn’t be in this situation if I had”

Guilt sucker punched hi this way”

“What are we going to do?”

“We’re going to walk back to the highway and wait on someone to pass It’s a back road, but people live out here Someone will come by”

No one came by

It was like a movie Two people stranded Brutally cold weather No one for miles All they needed was an escaped serial killer

“I can’t believe this shit,” Erik said, holding his phone up as they trudged back down the road in the direction froood thirtyThey’d only driven ten or twelvekept the

“Look,” she said

Erik had beenthe left corner of his phone’s screen If he could just get one freaking bar For the love of Pete, one bar