We take it.
Same as always.
They shove me into the back of the vehicle.
Door slams.
Dark again.
The engine starts.
We move.
Fast.
I brace myself against the side.
Mind already working.
Running scenarios.
Worst case.
Best case.
Everything in between.
Time passes.
Minutes.
Maybe more.
Hard to tell.
No windows.
No visibility.
Just movement.
And then—
Stillness.
The door opens again.
“Out.”
I step down.
Take in my surroundings quickly.
Compound.
Remote.
Guarded.
