When a friendly stranger offers to drive your children to school, how do you know they're safe?
Ten-year-old Lily notices something wrong the moment she gets in the carpool van. The driver knows things he shouldn't, her friends' secrets, their schedules, details no stranger should have. But the email looked official. Her mom said it was arranged. So she stays quiet.
By the time Lily realizes the danger, it's too late.
Told through alternating perspectives, Lily's first-person terror and her parents' increasingly frantic text messages, The Carpool is a chilling modern horror story about digital trust, parental fear, and the predators who exploit both.
As four families race against time to find their missing children, they discover that the helpful stranger who seemed so trustworthy has been planning this for far longer than they could imagine. And he's teaching lessons no parent wants their child to learn.
Perfect for fans of creepypasta and psychological horror, this story will make you question every email you've ever trusted, every stranger you've ever believed, and every time you clicked "yes" without verifying.