Walking down the path, you’d think that a clearing was just a few steps ahead. It didn’t actually work that way.

The fog bounced the light around so that it looked brighter up ahead. Your only choice was to keep following the trail. Eventually, you’d get out. But without a watch, a clear view of the sky, or the sun – it was impossible to judge time or guess how long you’d been walking.

How long you’d been lost.

I sighed and hitched my pack into a new spot on my shoulders, then adjusted my sweatshirt and the hood so it didn’t feel pinched in the straps.

I should have paid attention when we drove up to see the Leonids. Or brought a map with me. Or a compass. Or charged my cell fully before the drive. Most of all, I should not have fallen asleep next to the fire we lit after the asteroids stopped falling.

Then, my ‘friends’ couldn’t have left me up here in what they probably thought was a harmless prank.

Eventually, I’d hit a fork in the road. I still wasn’t entirely sure which way I’d go.