198.5 - From the ashes

Evelyn could only pray as she watched through the windows sporadic bursts of fiery yellow lights illuminate different parts of the dark corridors of the factory from time to time. Time seemed to stretch, the silence in the car becoming heavier while she forgot to breathe.

Seconds passed, then minutes, until she heard sounds coming from a direction that had been silent till now.

Evelyn was startled, her mind reconnecting with reality as she recognized the sounds of cars approaching. Fear and hope assailed her heart, as the uncertain friend or foe status of the coming fleet came to add itself to the mix.

Evelyn held the handle of the door of the car, her knuckles whitening as she debated fiercely with herself.