The driver was definitely dead.
No pulse. No longer breathing. And no reaction when I nudged him a little, just to make sure.
To be honest, I did only nudge his legs. But from the way the top half of his body was sprawled across the bonnet, intertwined with fragments of the windscreen, I didn’t really expect him to respond. And I had to get out of the car as soon as I could. The stench of death was overpowering.
So where were the others? Two open doors on the passenger side, and I could sense that there had definitely been more than one person on the scene. Then there was the tell-tale trail of blood that led away from the passenger door, unmistakable mustard drops leading into the woods.
I had to follow them. It wasn’t even close to being a conscious decision. They drew me away from the dirt track, deeper into the darkness that haunted this desolate part of the world. I knew there were a handful of cabins scattered around, inhospitable scars on the landscape, reeking of wood smoke and dead animals, providing meagre shelter for the unwashed outcasts who chose to live amongst these hills rather than with their own kind.
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