Oscar Worthy

A few minutes later, all twelve of them were walking on the side of a road, with Jin-Sil keeping an eye out for incoming traffic.

Considering the proximity to the airport, it was more scarce than she would have thought, but then again, this was a rural part of the country. It wasn't all that surprising.

To make matters worse, every time a car would pass them, it was either a compact car that couldn't fit them all, or the drivers of the trucks and vans didn't even slow down to look at them.

It was almost dehumanizing to be treated like less than people on the side of the road like this.

Regardless of all their efforts to look stranded, it was hard to make people look their way for more than a second as they drove by.

But their luck eventually turned as a small Hyundai EX truck drove up the road in their direction.

And, although it was going in the opposite direction to them, it slowed to a stop, lowering its driver-side window.