[ WP ] You wake up in your car , you have your seat belt on , and a phone in your lap . There 's someone on the line , and they 're screaming at the top of their lungs to get your attention . You answer them , and as soon as you do , they tell you to hit the gas and get away as soon as possible .

My eyes snapped open. I sat in my car, the engine running, with my phone in my lap. `` Where the Hell am I?'' I said aloud. The last thing I could remember was driving home from work, sometime late at night. *Did I have a seizure? * Then how was I able to park the car? I looked at my surroundings. It was broad daylight, and my idling car was the lone inhabitant of an abandoned Walmart Parking Lot. 
 
 *Hey! Asshole! * 
 
 I glanced down at my phone. I was on a call with someone. I picked up the phone. `` Hello?'' I said, my confusion at the situation only increasing. 
 
 `` Thank God, I got your attention!'' The voice on the other line responded. The voice was high and nasally, and belonged to a man. `` Listen, there's no time to explain. You have to get your car out of that parking lot *right now! *'' 
 
 I froze. `` What...?'' 
 
 `` Just *do* it, asshole! There is literally no time to explain! If you want to fucking live do as I say!'' 
 
 Without thinking, I shifted the car into drive and slammed my feet on the gas pedal. The tires built up friction and smoke on the parking lot asphalt before accelerating toward the exit, which emptied onto an abandoned highway. `` Where the Hell am I?'' I screamed to the phone as I rushed toward the road. 
 
 `` Hellhole, USA. Population: your sorry ass,'' the voice responded with a snarky tone. `` Just get on the highway and we'll talk more.'' 
 
 I did n't have time to respond. 
 
 *SQWAAAAA! * 
 
 A magnificent sound, like that of a giant animal, erupted from behind me. I glanced over my shoulder and saw the Walmart shaking and beginning to crumble. It seemed as if an Earthquake had occurred, localized only to that building. I slammed my brakes. 
 
 `` Why the Hell are you stopping? Get the Fuck out of there!'' 
 
 I could n't. I was mesmerized by the scene unfolding. It seemed like *something* was trying to crawl its way out of the Walmart. Bits and pieces of the building flew off in various directions, until a large hole formed in the roof from within. 
 
 *SQWAAAA! * 
 
 The noise was louder, more pronounced. In that instant, an enormous bird -- possibly an eagle -- emerged from the hole and flew up into the sky. 
 
 `` What the fuck?'' I screamed. This bird was the size of a jumbo jet. It soared up into the sky, and then dropped back down... 
 
... right toward my car. Fuck that. I slammed the gas and I accelerated onto the highway. 
 
 `` Great,'' the phone said. `` You got its fucking attention.'' 
 
 `` What the *hell* is going on?'' I shouted into the phone. I picked up speed until I was going over 100 mph. The bird had leveled out and was now fresh on my tail, inexplicably going almost as fast as my car. 
 
 `` Like I said, Hellhole, USA,'' the voice responded nonchalantly. `` There's a rift on that road you take when you commute to work. Lots of people end up here... `` 
 
 I threw the phone down to check back behind my shoulder. The bird was slowly losing its gain on me. After a few more moments of driving, it gave up and soared up into the clouds. I sighed a breath of relief. I picked the phone back up. 
 
 `` Did you just ignore me? That's rude as hell,'' the voice said. 
 
 `` You were telling me what the fuck is happening?'' I asked. 
 
 The man on the other end sighed. `` Yeah. Like I was saying. Lots of people end up here. I do n't know how it happens. Some magical Native American stuff. Or something. The point is, there's a portal beneath Highway 66, back in the real world. Sometimes people get sucked into this dimension.'' 
 
 I did n't have time to analyze the ridiculousness of it all. Clearly my secretary slipped some LSD into my coffee on the way out or something. I just had to play along so I would n't go crazy. `` How do I get out of here?'' 
 
 `` Well, that's the rough bit. I do n't know. I ended up in this place like 5 years ago. Almost got killed by that same damn eagle. All I do is help people get out of the spawn area so they do n't get eaten. Made a nifty radio device that can connect to people's phones.'' He sounded proud of himself. `` But yeah. You're fucked.'' 
 
 *Come on. When is this bad dream going to end? * `` So what? I'm all by myself out here, for the rest of eternity?'' 
 
 `` No, asshole. I already told you I live in this world, too. Just not in Hellhole with that shitty Eagle. I made a nice community here, there's a couple of others. You're welcome to join us.'' 
 
 I did n't say anything. I just stared at the open road in front of me, stretching my eyes open, trying to wake up. 
 
 `` I know you still think this is a dream or something. Otherwise you'd be freaking the fuck out. Whatever. Once you realize that you're actually screwed, feel free to call this number back.'' The weird man hung up. 
 
 I threw the phone on the passenger seat, and kept my eyes fixated on the road. 
 
 Any minute, I would awake. 
 
 Any minute.
