ALSO ON ARCHIVE OF OUR OWN! 30,362 words total. When Eli goes for a ride with her brother, Sam, and his friend, Tony, to get something for Sam and her's mother's birthday. Something puts a pin in their plans. In the aftermath, Eli has to learn to pick up the pieces, all alone. Will she be able to fight against the demons of the darkness, or will she let the darkness take over?