Julietta looked around and saw no evidence of whomever the footprints belonged to.

“At least now I know that it is definitely a human being and not the wolf,” she declared into the emptiness immediately around her. The fog made it difficult to see far. She felt uneasy and decided to leave.

She still used the flashlight when she walked along the footpath, back to the road.

In the fog, Julietta made out the outline of a vehicle standing on the side of the road. She ...