The rain poured onto the windows of Jacob’s car as he drove towards the nearest casino. According to the GPS, it wasn’t very far. Only a few miles, it said. Jacob was grateful because all he wanted to do tonight was forget his problems with a few drinks. The road ahead was a bit treacherous. Mud and holes made it difficult to navigate. But Jacob didn’t want to drive on the main road to the city. Too much traffic, he thought. By the time I got there, the place would be closed. It’s already past 9. The casino closes at 10. Just need a few drinks. So, Jacob continued on the road. After a few minutes, he found himself looking at a sign. It was wooden, and it pointed to two paths. One arrow pointed towards the casino. Perfect, Jacob thought. He didn’t bother to look at the other one. It didn’t matter. He drove ahead towards the casino.
The casino was warm and well-lit, with minimal people. Jacob hoped it would stay open longer. A few drinks later, he danced to a beat he didn’t recognize. After a few more, the casino was about to close. Jacob wiped his mouth and stepped outside into the rain. It had lightened, and the road back seemed shorter. So he got into his car and began driving home. The steering wheel felt much lighter and easier to move. In fact, so did the brake pedal and the gas. Jacob felt excitement wash over him. My brother always says that this is dangerous. How? I feel like everything is possible right now. The latter felt a giggle come up and just laughed for what seemed like minutes in his car. The wooden sign was coming up quickly.
Jacob quickly made the turn and was on the way. A few minutes passed by, and he looked around. The sides of the road had turned from houses to thick trees. Even the road was becoming difficult to navigate. But the latter just shrugged. I’ll be home in no time. He continued on, hands lightly gripping the wheel. The car slowed to a gentle stride, occasionally stopping completely. Jacob leaned over to turn on the radio. The music began blasting a rock song he had heard a million times before. He shook his head vigorously to the music. The latter let go of the steering wheel for a moment.
That’s when it happened. The car’s front end suddenly smashed into something on the road. The radio cut off abruptly, and Jacob was thrown into the steering wheel. Then it all stopped. The headlights were stuck on, ticking on and off. When Jacob came to, his vision was blurry. He shook his head to clear it. There was blood running down the side of his head. Jacob opened the car door to check the damage. He felt a cold chill wrap around his throat. The car was completely totaled. And he wasn’t home. There was nobody around. Nothing but the rain and the quiet rumble of thunder in the distance. The trees hid the night stars, and Jacob couldn’t see much of anything. He rubbed his eyes and tried to find a light source to walk back the way he came. The only thing was his phone. Jacob turned on the torch option and began shining it around. A thought came over him. What even hit me? He slowly walked over to the front of the car. Jacob didn’t see anything at first. Well, until he turned around. The first thing he saw were two giant white things. They were curled up. Pointed. Something was moving next to them. It was big and furry, swaying back and forth. Jacob tried to remember what the other sign had said. But he couldn’t recall. His head felt like pins and needles from even trying to think.
He stepped forward clumsily and walked into something soft. Jacob shined his phone torch at it. It was a leg. It was covered in brown fur. The latter instantly panicked. He could recall through foggy memory that the last mammoths had never been wiped out. The scientists always said that a direct descendant lived on Earth today. As he was thinking all this, the creature stepped forward. Jacob saw it in full detail. Huge white tusks with a long trunk. A body much taller than his own. He stepped back quickly, looking back towards the way he came. The mammoth’s ears opened, and its head began to dip downwards. It looked annoyed. Jacob took this as a sign to run. He ran, even while feeling his head was going to explode. The mammoth’s growl echoed behind him. The last thing Jacob recalled before collapsing was the creature’s bellowing call as it descended behind him.
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