-Chapter One-

Lina Writton sighed as she sat slumped over in the cars back seat, staring out the window while her parents drove. They were about half way to their location, a sixteen hour drive to Florida to get her mothers sister. Her husband had decided to leave her for another woman, which meant she was kicked out of his house, a little to evil to do to someone who you use to love, Lina thought. Without any family member in the world to turn to but them, they agreed she could live in the guest bedroom until she could afford a place of her own.

Lina watched the mass of trees going by in the darkness, so fast it was hard to tell them apart. Every now and then they passed a large billboard that advertised food or a hotel, sometimes a theme park. Food sounded nice to her at the moment.

A half moon shined above in the night sky, Lina had glanced up at it a few times but it didn't interest her much. She like gazing at the stars on a clear night, trying to find shapes and other things. But the only lights in the sky were from hundreds of airplanes taking off and landing. They were close to an airport she guessed.

"Are we there yet? I think I'm starving." Lina said in a gloomy voice sighing.

"A little over half way." Her father answered as he peered up at signs passing above them on the interstate. Her mother turned slightly to look back at her, handing her a bottle of water.

"Cheer up honey, why don't you try sleeping? Then we would be there before you know it. We can't afford to stop just yet, but I did pack sandwiches if you want one?" She said handing her a water from the miniature cooler in between the seats.

Drinking a little of the cold water felt good on her almost empty stomach, the weather was hot and she knew it would be even hotter in Florida. Still, that made her look forward to the beach even more.

Lina smiled some and sighed, "No thanks I'll wait till we stop for something. I'll try to sleep, but I'm not tired."

"Don't worry if we stop I'll get you food and something sweet." Her mother said smiling sweetly.

Lina half smiled in return and then slipped her jacket off, knowing that was her mothers way of saying she would get her a treat if she behaved. Knowing that her father got aggravated easily on trips like this, the last thing he would want to hear is complaining. Since he was just a hungry as them. Folding her jacket she use it as a pillow for her head. She sighed again and tried to think about something while she closed her eyes. Normally if she did, she would dream about it when she fell asleep. The thought of a cute boy off TV crossed her mind, but she ignored it. Then suddenly, Lina felt like her eyelids had large weights on them. Her body relaxed and within minutes she was asleep.

Hours later Lina's head rolled over to one side, as the car tires hit a large bump in the road, shaking her whole body. Dull gray skies and pale light greeted her eyes, as she slowly opened them, letting a huge yawn escape her mouth. She blinked a few times and started waking up. Glancing around she could see bright green trees instead of darkness, her parents sitting before her. But when she started looking closer around her, she saw that the highway along with any sign of other cars, was gone from sight.

They were travailing on a back road that looked to be in the countryside. Quickly wondering with curiosity, she unbuckled and leaned forwards to her parents sides.

"Where are we? Why did we get off the interstate?"

Her father had not seemed to hear her as he drove, her mother scanning over a large map. With the feeling she was being ignored, Lina tapped her mother arm lightly hoping not to upset her, but at least get her to notice she was speaking to them.

"Oh dear I'm sorry," She said glancing away from the map a moment, "it seems your father has gotten us lost."

"Me?" He snapped back angrily. "Your the one reading the map! You told me to go this way!"

"Well your the one who wanted to take a short cut. Really honey, was it worth it just to pass over a couple hours of driving?"

Lina looked back a forth between the two of them as they argued over who's fault it was first, which really didn't matter to her. All she wanted to know was, "Hey! Where the heck are we?" She shouted.

"Wow no sit back Lina, be quiet or anything?" She whispered as they ignored her, she had expected they would, they continued to argue with each other. Almost not noticing it herself until she sat back in the seat, Lina stared straight ahead past the windshield. Amazed and baffled by what she saw ahead of them. Getting closer to them, a large wall of thick fog waited. It seemed to stretch on endlessly, because with a quick glance Lina saw the trees and the land to both sides disappeared instantly within it.

"M-Mom..? Dad?" Lina whispered slowly as she stared straight ahead. Her fathers voice carried over it and her mothers as his foot lowered on the gas petal, unaware of the danger ahead.

"You guys..." She started quickly trailing off as a loud ringing noise filled her ears. Holding her hands to her head, she looked down and shouted, "Mom! Dad!"

Finally hearing her, the two of them quickly looked from her to in front of them. Her father shouted as he stomped on the break, sending the car into a spiral as they entered the misty light of the fog. Everything that was visible before was gone, nothing could be seen through it's thickness.

Lina screamed as she tried to hold on tightly to the arm rest, the car still spiraling out of control. She wished she had not touched her seatbelt, she wished she had not woken up. Trying with all her might to hang on, she felt her fingers slipping from there grips on the seat. Taking a deep breath she screamed as her hands released the arm, letting her fly backwards in the car and into the side door. Her cries being cut off as her head hit the window so hard the glass cracked slightly busting out.

Seeming to never end, finally her father got control of the car. Even so, the next thing they were able to see was the metal side guard of the road. Lina could hear her parents shouts as they hit it, ripping right through it and at a pretty high speed, they were brailling down hill. The ride became much more bumpy before it ended. Everything had went silent as the car front met the forest trees, stopping almost instantly shattering the windshield.

Lina's body bounced off the back of her mothers seat, as she laid in the floorboard. Her vision becoming blurry quickly. The last thing she could see was her mothers hand hanging loosely by her side, before she completely blacked out.