Roadside

Sunlight bathes a quiet, open stretch of road where an elderly man repairs his car's rear tire. He hunches over the wheel with tools, movements slow and methodical, until it lurches forward abruptly without cause. He recoils upright, grips the flying hubcap, eyes widening in confusion and dread. Mundane maintenance exposes him publicly as supernatural forces intrude, turning calm into tense vulnerability amid potential passersby.