Jeff Carson had a miserable day at work and was grateful to see his rideshare arrive on time.
He barely glanced at the driver before getting in the car but got the impression of some weird distortion hiding the man's face.
The driver confirmed Jeff's address and they moved into traffic.
For several minutes, there was blessed silence and Jeff closed his eyes thankful to be away from the office.
"Do you remember being born?" the driver asked.
Jeff opened his eyes. "What did you say?"
"DO YOU REMEMBER BEING BORN?" the driver repeated in what was almost a shout.
Jeff wasn't sure what weird shit was going on, but he answered anyway. "No, I don't remember being born."
The driver seemed satisfied with the answer and went back to his silent demeanor.
As Jeff looked out the window, he noticed that they were now traveling away from the city and his apartment.
"Hey, you're going in the wrong direction." he told the driver.
The man seemed not to have heard and kept moving.
Trying to refrain from panicking, Jeff tried his cell phone but there was no reception.
Eventually the car entered a forested area that was completely unfamiliar to Jeff and pulled off the road.
"I was told to bring you to this location." the driver announced.
Jeff was furious. "You can't just leave me out here." he shouted at the man.
"There is no other choice" the driver said and pushed Jeff out of the car.
The car sped off and Jeff looked around.
The dark forest seemed to move, and Jeff quickly began walking away but the darkness was faster and surrounded him until there was nothing more.
