Reduced to Ruin

Corrine, a sharp social worker, finds her meticulously built life shattering when a routine morning takes a terrifying turn. Abducted by enigmatic figures and whisked away in a mysterious van, she grapples with the chilling reality that her captors know her name, her past, and perhaps, her very future. As a desperate escape attempt ends in shocking revelation, Corrine must confront the harrowing truth: her nightmare has only just begun, and the familiar faces in her life might be hiding the most sinister secrets. Will she uncover the truth before she's "reduced to ruin"?

Reduced to Ruin

Corrine, a sharp social worker, finds her meticulously built life shattering when a routine morning takes a terrifying turn. Abducted by enigmatic figures and whisked away in a mysterious van, she grapples with the chilling reality that her captors know her name, her past, and perhaps, her very future. As a desperate escape attempt ends in shocking revelation, Corrine must confront the harrowing truth: her nightmare has only just begun, and the familiar faces in her life might be hiding the most sinister secrets. Will she uncover the truth before she's "reduced to ruin"?

I rushed to my closet, fumbling with my heels. The morning court hearing for a Child Protective Services case waited, but my mind was already racing, anticipating the much-needed Starbuck's venti double shot café mocha and a breakfast sandwich.

My roommate and best friend, Lisa, and I shared an assigned parking space, far across the complex. The clicking of my heels echoed in the quiet, still morning, the only other sound the occasional chirp of birds. I yearned for my sneakers, tripping slightly as I hurried towards my car.

As I neared, a white van, illegally parked in a red zone ten spots down, caught my eye. Surprised it hadn't been towed yet, I reached for my keys. Suddenly, the van's engine roared to life, inching towards the back of my car. The side door slid open with a chilling hiss, silencing the world around me.