ROGERIO

The sun’s rays beat against my face and I put out an arm to block it, then looked around. The last thing I remember was getting off the plane and the car somersaulting several times in the air.

I didn’t know where I was or what exactly had brought me here. I got up from the ground and tried to brush the sand off my clothes when I realized that I was injured in a few places, but it was nothing serious.

The car, however, lay turned on its back, tires rolling in the air, which smelled of petrol and something else. I looked at the car and realized...