Forever Chnaged

A Story by Sam.s.

She never thought going to a stupid party in the woods, would change her life forever.

I look up from my plastic cup I survey the area around me and see huddles of people talking dancing and drinking like theirs no tomorrow. I don’t focus on anyone in particular or really the people I focus on the darkness beyond the trees. I feel something staring at me I question myself and the drink I’ve been drinking. It was only punch I grabbed some before the large amounts of alcohol was added so I shouldn’t be feeling so weird. I turn my back and huddle closer to my friend Chez and Tess, as a large gust of wind consumes me with an icy chill. I begin to focus on my group or at least try I can still feel eyes on me which make me shiver. The tempeture drops enough so that I can see my breath. I decide it’s time for me to go it’s getting late and I don’t want to be around when the boys get super wasted and horny. I hug my friends and start off on my mile walk through the dark forest. I walk and my mind becomes clear and I start to relax, crowds make me nervous and uncomfortable I don’t go out to much. But the darkness of the forest sooths me and the sound of the wind as it whips around trees makes me smile. I extend my hand and begin to caress the trees trunks as I pass by. I close my eyes and I just walk. I feel as though I’m in a trance and I can’t help but to smile. I hear a howl hoot and I open my eyes to see bright eyes flying away in the distance. I keep walking oblivious to everything around me I just become consumed I’m my own little world. Then all of a sudden my hand moves over a hand or flesh which makes me retract my hand and step back. But nothing was their. I smile and laugh a little laugh and tell myself how stupid I am. I keep walking but my ears seem to focus on something making it hard to concentrate on my walking. I put my hands in my pockets and edge my shoulders inward as the wind becomes erratic and harsh sending chills through my body. I hear someone call my name in a whispering tone I turn around thinking it was just Tess or someone from the party. But when I looked no one was their so I begin to walk again but an stopped once more for I hear my name again and an immediate sensation comes over me a chill runs up my spine making me shudder. I knew in that moment somehow things were going to get bad.

Someone grabs what seems to be my whole body and I fly backwards a rush of air fills my lungs and my whole body collides with a tree and a hand is collapsed around my neck. I open my eyes but my vision is blurry and I see red and blood cascades down my forehead and into my right eye. I take a breath I relax my body I feel sleep coming but I push it off and force my eyes open. I push off the tree with force and catch the person off guard. And as I am pushing off I grab the person and draw them to the tree and as I feel the hard dirt ground I hear the person connect with the tree with a thud. I don’t hesitate and I begin to run and leaping over logs and sticks. I focus on where I am going but I also keep an ear on what’s behind me. I slow my breathing and heart rate so I can hear better and conserve my energy for I know it’s not over yet. I jump over a large tree and as I do I see movement in the corner of my eye and I see its heading straight for me. I keep my pace and evaluate their speed and find where we will intersect. Just as I get to the intersection a figure jumps out arms extended ready to grab me. I hunch over and push them off of me and I realize someone is behind me I see a large branch a head I grab the end and push off the tree which breaks the portion I want off and gives me momentum to raise the branch above me and have a sharp force as I come down on the person following me. I have a clear shot of their head but connect with their shoulder for he seemed to see my attack and moved so fast out of the way that I only hit him slightly. I readjust for the second blow when I hear the other one behind me. I swirl around breaking a piece of the branch of and with all the energy I had left I trusteed the branch into his body. Blood drips down onto my hand and the man backs away with his hands collapsed around the branches end. He looks at me and I see nothing but darkness. He smirks at me as blood inches out of the corner of his mouth. And then all of a sudden he seems to catch on fire and bursts into dust.

Unable to understand what I just saw I turn my attention to the other one, but he is just standing there all casual like he’s waiting for me to pour the tea or something. I lower the branch to my side but I don’t take my eyes of him not even for a second. I stand up fully I realize I’m not wearing my jacket and my shirt is ripped. I feel something warm dripping down my side. I touch the spot with my free hand I bring it to my face and all I see is a red hand full of blood. I don’t remember when it happened but return my hand to the wound and press hard trying to stop the blood flow, so I can stay conscious. I look up to the other man and for some reason I just drop the branch and start to walk towards him. Or should I say where I was going in the first place. I walk right passed him I don’t look back and I don’t care. I keep going till I find the fence to my back yard I become dizzy knowing I wouldn’t make it to the house I climb up into my old tree house and lay down and as I lay my head down the darkness grabs me. But the last thing I see is his face looking down on me with a smile on his face.