Stalking

It was almost impossible to see with how much snow was falling down, even with the windshield wipers going at full power. There was only so much they could push out of the way before the next wave of ice fell from the sky to obstruct the view. It didn't take long for Michael to pull over and stop, grumbling to himself for not taking his father's advice and leaving the party earlier. The blizzard had come in late into the night - if he had stayed at his friend's house, he would be stuck come morning. But at this point, he would be stuck in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night. And his engine would die before morning, and he would freeze.

As he tried to think of what to do, the shadow of the clouds grew over him quicker than he expected. It was a subtle change, as the only light in the sky was the moon that late at night, and so it took him longer than it might have to notice. When he finally did notice, he was surprised to look out through the small cracks in the snow on his windshield and see the clouds beginning to break. If they weren't what was blocking out the moon...

His heart skipped a beat as he swiveled in his seat to see a massive black figure looming just behind his car. The windows were slanted enough that the snow hadn't piled up yet, but he could barely see what it was that was standing behind his car. It was much bigger than he could make out through the windows, and its was entirely black, without any details to go off of. If anything, it appeared to be standing on four legs as it slowly approached the car.

The closer it grew, the darker his car became, as the monster's shadow grew heavier around him. He couldn't do anything - if he tried to make a run for it, he would be running straight into it, to say nothing of the thick snow that had fallen around him. He could try and drive away, but it would take a few moments for the tires to gain any traction, and the action would easily be notice by the monster. If it thought he was stuck and dead, it might leave him alone. But if it saw him try to escape...

Suddenly the snow was being wiped away from his windshield by a black furred appendage. He froze. And then there were bright, glowing yellow eyes staring through at him.