The Mysterious Light in the Woods

The GPS on my phone died exactly when I needed it most, stranded on a backwoods highway at 2 AM

with no cell service and my gas tank nearly empty. I'd been driving for twelve hours

straight, trying to make it to my sister's wedding, when I took what I thought was a

shortcut. Big mistake. The road kept getting narrower and more isolated,

surrounded by dense forest on both sides. When I finally accepted I was lost, I pulled over to

check my phone. Dead battery. Car charger wasn't working either. That's when I saw

the light through the trees. A single yellow glow, like a porch light,

maybe half a mile into the woods. I grabbed my phone's dying flashlight and started walking