A Gift of Red

A Gift of Red

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Rhea stares at the dark interior of her car, but no matter how much she turns the key, nothing starts. Her car is dead, and now Rhea is stranded in the middle of nowhere. Her grandmother is dying, and Rhea has traveled a long way to see her. The airplane was late to arrive and late to take off, and now her rental car is dead in the middle of this road.

She can’t even call anyone. Rhea left her apartment in such a hurry that she didn’t even think about charging her phone beforehand. Or grabbing her charger to take with her.

Rhea hasn’t even seen her grandmother in years, and she tries not to feel too guilty about that, but it’s hard to fight down the feeling when she’s so close to her destination and now stuck.

Well, to hell with that. Rhea gets out of the car and pops open the hood, looking to see if she can spot the problem. Maybe she can fix it on her own, and get the damn car started again. A few minutes later, though, Rhea slams down the hood in frustration. The battery’s dead.

Looks like there’s no choice for Rhea except to walk the rest of the way. She isn’t familiar with this area or

this state at all, but the GPS had shown that from this point on she only had about twenty miles left to go before finally reaching the hospital. Rhea can walk that far. She just hopes that she’s not too late.

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A wolf howls in the woods. A woman in a red hoodie struggles to reach her dying grandmother in time. She has two paths to choose between.

A modern take on the classic fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood". Rhea hopes that she can visit her ill grandmother, but her car’s broken down and she has a long, dark walk through the woods first in order to reach the hospital. Will she make it there safely, and who (or what) awaits her? Find out in this supernaturally thrilling short story! You’ll be waiting on pins and needles to see how this tale ends!

Check out this short story here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JP88FTW.