The large old truck Hila was manoeuvring through the road in the wood was being stretched to its limits. She had not quite anticipated this, she thought grimly as she swerved sharply and drove headlong into the forest, crashing into the undergrowth blindly.

The large vehicle behind her took a few minutes to swerve for no one could have anticipated that she would daringly rush into the dark woods, where there was no road of any kind.

Hila needed just that window of time.

At the very last minute, she acted.

Hila Zaidi threw open her door and leapt out, her body prepared for the impact, curled into a ball...