"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Lukas grunted while gently hitting his head.

"How stupid can I get!?"

He should've gotten gas. How stupid, he always knew when it was necessary.

Now he stood there, on the side of the road, with his hand stuck out like an idiot waiting for a car to pass by so he could hitch a hike. He didn't feel very safe doing this but his phone had no bars. What a shame.

A black car came into view. It was a bit difficult to see it since it sort of blended in with the night sky but the light shone on it. It was a clean car.

The car stopped in front of him and the window rolled down. On the other side, a young man sat. He had spiky light blond hair and dark blue eyes. He had a scar below his right eye, which was also a bit red. Must be tired, he thought.

"Hello, sir?" The man said. "Where are you going?"

"Not far from here. If the bridge is near than it's closer than I thought. I'm going home."

"Alright. I can give you a ride." The man said in a tone that almost sounded sarcastic. Lukas gave his address. "Hop in!" He said, patting the seat beside him.

Lukas grabbed his suitcase that was on the ground beside him and sat on the seat. On the small tray in between their seats, there was a book with a red leather cover. He wondered what it was since it had no title but it did have a lock.

"What's your name, sir?" the man asked. It had only been 2 minutes of the ride.

"Lukas. Yours?" Lukas dully responded.

"Mathias." Mathias sighed. He was looking for something on his side of the road.

"I can look out for something for you." Lukas said.

"Nah," Mathias responded, waving his hand, "you won't know what it is."

How could he not know? He always went to work in the town next door every weekend. He knew the way by heart. He just silently sighed and started to play on his phone.

Mathias pulled over so quickly, Lukas had to hold the handle on the ceiling of the car.

"Why did you pull over?" Lukas asked. He was really confused. There was nothing there!

"Don't trust strangers!" Mathias exclaimed before hitting Lukas with was looked like a wooden bat.