She heard a car approaching. When she turned to look, she saw flashlights searching the sides of the road. There was nowhere to go along this stretch of the road but the ditch. She slid down into the gully and lay on her side. The car was moving slowly. She knew it was them! "Oh, please," she whispered, "please don't let them see me!" There were several fallen branches near by. She reached for them and pulled them on top of her. She waited breathlessly as the car came slowly towards her. They were shining flashlights all around. The light went across her body as the car moved past her. When the car stopped a few feet in front of her, she almost panicked but relaxed when it moved on