Off the Beaten Path: Part Two

If you chose to investigate the house:

You are hopeful the house holds some supplies and, if nothing else, it should at least be a nice place to spend the night.

"Hopefully it's empty," you say aloud as you make your way down the moonlight-blotched driveway.  Another breeze makes its way through the trees, scattering some fallen leaves in your path.  They crunch under your feet.

You see no lights on inside the house, but the porch light tells you there is electricity.  You glance around and notice a path on the fringe of the porch's light.  It appears to lead to the back side of the house.

You explore the path around the house.  It is made of circular cobblestone discs.  When you're out of range of the porch light you pull your flashlight out.  The backyard of the house is enclosed by a wooden fence.  A giant oak tree stands alone in the corner of the yard.

Your flash light follows the path to its end.  Surrounded by darkness is a cellar door.

Do you return to the porch and go in the front door or investigate the cellar?

If you chose to stay on the road:

You think it's best to keep moving and carrying more supplies would just weigh you down.  You've been moving at a good pace for some time now and have yet to grow tired.

"The inviting home with the porch light is probably a trap anyway.  Besides, when has anything good ever been kept at the end of a long driveway?"

You continue on down the road; into the dark, away from the (porch) light.  Gravel is strewn on both sides of the road.  It crunches with each step you take.  The road ahead is poorly lit, but you can see trees crowding it on both sides.  You pull out your flashlight and scan the trees.

Nothing.

Another fifty feet and your flashlight rolls over the back of a car.  You approach it slowly and shine your flashlight inside.  The car is empty; just like nearly every other car you've found.

The silence of the night is broken by footsteps in the trees behind you.  You shut off your light instinctively.

Do you run further down the road or hide behind the car?