The road hummed beneath the tires as the van pushed through the quiet night. Most of the group in the back had drifted asleep, heads leaning against the windows while the soft glow of passing streetlights flickered across their faces. Up front, the driver and the passenger sat in tired silence, focused on the long stretch of highway ahead.

*A sudden bump jolted the vehicle.,

The people in the back stirred awake one by one, groaning and rubbing their eyes. Someone stretched, someone else yawned—and then the movement slowly stopped. Their eyes shifted toward the far seat in the corner.

There was someone sitting there.

The figure sat quietly, hands folded in their lap, staring straight ahead like they had been there the entire time.

No one remembered the door opening. No one remembered stopping.

And yet the seat that had been empty before… wasn’t anymore.

The van grew painfully silent as uneasy glances passed between everyone. Slowly, one of them leaned forward to look closer, confusion turning into clear alarm.

Because the stranger hadn’t blinked once.

And the road ahead stretched on, dark and endless. 🚐🌙