
NightfallsoverBeirut.Fadi,afortyyearold,packshisluggageandsetsouttotheairportwithhisfrienddrivinghim.Heissupposedtoleaveforamonth,butinsteadofgoinguptheplane,heheadstothearrivalssectionandrentsacar.HetakesthehighwayheadingNorththencontinuesonamountainousroute.Farfromanyone,onadesertedhighway,adeviationforceshimtoquitthemainroad.Adistinctsoundcomingfromfarisheard;thesoundofacarhonk.Fadigetscloserandclosertothesoundandseesawreckedcarcrashedinatreealongsidetheroad.Acouplelaystillinside.Fadimovestheheadoftheyoungmanthatwasrestingonthehornandthesoundfaintsaway.Hewatchestheirbloodyfaces,hearsahisscomingfromthemotorandthenseesitcatchfire.Instinctively,hestepsback.FlameseatthecarupasFadiwatchesinhorror.Afterawhile,havingcontinuedonhisway...
