Chapter 4

It had been a few hours of driving before the pickup ended its mad flight from danger. In all that time the sky hadn’t moved nor the sheer creepy walls ended. But something had changed. Taking just a moment to double check was important enough for a quick stop.

The fuel was about to run out.

While taking two twenty litre jerry cans off the back of the tray Dave had time to think about what this meant. Sure it was enough fuel for a few hundred more miles which wasn’t a small distance. But this was all the fuel the car had left and who knew what distance was left to travel.

Humming while thinking this over and filling up, their eyes wandered over the landscape . falling into the relaxed mode common to all gas station denzians. Their eyes switched from the gap between walls and then the sky and the car and then the sky again before frantically darting back to the gap.

The ever present writhing, undulating and altogether abhorrent black mass had dissapeared from its place of usual residence. It was now just the simple darkness of shadow.

Well shit. When did that happen. Calling out “ Wher’d you go little fucker”

No reply came

Probably left it behind a while ago now that I think about it. Hopefully a long while. If these walls have anything to do with it maybe I’m headin the right way. Heh and my kids said I couldn’t even navigate out of a web browser. I’d like to see them do better.

Swinging back into the cab with more energy than they had felt since this ordeal started they gunned it.

And almost went off the edge again.

“OH sweet lord Jesus”