At night
It was a dark and stormy night, and Emily was driving down a deserted country road. She was on her way home from a friend's house, and the rain was coming down in sheets, making it difficult to see. Emily had never been scared of storms before, but something about this one felt different. As she drove on, she noticed a figure walking along the side of the road. It was a man, dressed in old-fashioned clothes, and he was carrying a lantern. Emily slowed down to get a better look, but as she passed him, she felt a chill run down her spine. She couldn't shake the feeling that there was something off about him. She drove on, trying to put the strange encounter out of her mind, but as she approached a bend in the road, her car suddenly skidded out of control. She tried to regain control of the vehicle, but it was too late. The car careened off the road and came to a stop in a ditch. Emily sat there for a moment, stunned, before trying to assess the damage. That's when she heard...