YOU MADE IT TO YOUR CAR

As you shift in your seat, you catch a whiff of something that makes your stomach drop: the sharp, unmistakable smell of gasoline. They got to your fuel line? You look down at your dashboard again. It’s still showing only five miles left in the tank, but now you’re wondering if that reading is even accurate.

The news reports mentioned strange mutations, but you’d dismissed them as media hysteria. Now you remember the scientist on Channel 7 warning about “unprecedented behavioral changes” and “unusual dietary adaptations.”

They’re drinking the gasoline?

Do you:

Start the car immediately and pray you have enough fuel (it’s a little over one mile to the grocery store.) Maybe there’s enough gas left in the tank. Maybe.

Or, do you get out and grab the extra gas can next to the lawn mower? The extra fuel might mean the difference between life and death, even if it means leaving the safety of your locked car.