When the narrator spotted Madison’s stranded car, fatigue urged them to drive on — but compassion made them turn back. What appeared to be a simple roadside breakdown quickly unfolded into a desperate escape. Madison, trembling and armed with a tire iron, wasn’t just afraid of the dark — she was running from it. Her whispered plea not to call anyone revealed the truth: her younger siblings were locked in the trunk, hiding from an abusive stepfather.
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