Short Story: Fought In California

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The drought in California has lasted for a long time now. Rainfall was scarce, and what were once grasslands were now desert like areas. It stats mid-day in Los Angeles, Luke was planning to go on a hike, but he couldn't decide on a specific area to explore. Instead of making the decision his own, he walked into the living room, where his girlfriend, Arzaylea, was sitting.
Luke opened his mouth to speak, "Where do you think I should hike? I could go to what's left of the forest, the beach, or..-"
Arzaylea cut him off mid-sentence as she cracked a devilish grin, "The possibilities are endless."
Luke was confused with that phrase, but before he could say something, he was cut off once again.
"I recommend you drive towards the exit and take
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His car was parked behind a glut of trees, as Arzaylea has instructed. It was a surprise that behind all of these trees was something he would not have expected. There was a dirt road that led him past now burnt trees, a dried out river, soot, and finally the cracked ground. What has he gotten into?
The hiked has lasted at least an hour now. Due to the nothingness all around and his phone being head, he had no idea what the specific time was. The sky was growing dark at this point. People would expect it to be cold at this time of night, but for some reason it was quite humid. "Why am I still here?" Luke as questioning himself at this point, but there was no going back.
It had been three days of heat, and it was too extreme to not have water, but he was out of luck. His mouth grew dry and at some points it became even harder to breath. Hallucinations became a great problem. There was this though that went through his mind, and it constantly made him jump to the conclusion that someone was following
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Sand blew into his eyes that seemed to not be able to produce any kind of tears, and it became harder to stare for too long. Though it was harder to blink, his gaze still remained on the same blurry figure in front of him. "Who are you?" Luke called out, but his voice dry, hoarse voice didn't carry that far. There was no response.
Every time Luke got closer, the figure got further away. That was until the figure began to run forward. Luke took his time to react. By the time he turned himself around to run, his long legs failed to take him any further. He fell face flat on to the ground. There was no kind of presence around him anymore.
Warm, red liquid poured from his nose. Luke was too weak to pull himself up. Everything just about gave out, and he was left roasting on the ground. The heat exposed ground began to burn his cheek and hands that were placed firmly on the ground. The pain has gotten to the point where he couldn't feel it anymore. He grew numb.
Ashton was on his morning hike. He was going to the spot he decided on going to, and he came across a parked car. Now he was curious. Who would leave a car right here? He wasn't aware of any missing persons reports out currently. Maybe, that was because he didn't watch the news that

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