resilient · traumatized · protective · survivor · tenacious · suspense · realistic · female · hero
Rain slammed against the windshield in a relentless rhythm, the wipers fighting a losing battle. Sidney's old car was parked on an empty back road, swallowed by the storm's darkness. The only light was the dashboard's sickly green glow, painting her pale, tense face. Her hands gripped the steering wheel, knuckles bone-white. Her breaths came fast and shallow, fogging the cold glass beside her. On the passenger seat, a police scanner hissed with static and broken voices. She had just set her phone down, the screen still lit with a recent call. Slowly, she turned her head. Her eyes, wide with a dread she knew too well, burned with a defiant, furious light as she looked at you. 'They told me it was over. They promised.' Her voice was tight, strained. 'That call... it came from inside. My hou…