Short Story 8/15/17

Character Included:

Ava- An eighteen year old girl with light grey eyes and bright red hair.

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'Where am I?'

Ava looked around, but only saw tall trees in every direction. Fog curled around her legs, mixing with the dark shadows giving her an ominous feeling. She was alone.

"Hello? Can anyone hear me?" She tried calling out, no answer.

She felt uneasy, she couldn't even remember how she got here. Anxiety creeped into her the longer she stood in the shadows. The forest was silent. The only thing she could hear was her own heartbeat pounding in her ears. There was no breeze, the leaves and branches stood still. The forest seemed to stretch on forever.

She inhaled shakily as she began to search for a way out. She slowly walked forward, glancing around quickly. With every step her paranoia grew. The shadows seemed to grow darker, making it hard to see.

"H-Hello?" Her voice seemed to echo in her ears loudly.

"A-Anyone there?" Still no answer.

She couldn't see anything, not even her own hand in front of her face. It was cold here. She shivered and held her arms to her chest, hoping to warm up. She could still feel the fog curling around her, now being waist high. Then she heard it. Footsteps behind her, approaching.

"H-Hello? Is anyone there?" There was no answer but the footsteps never faltered.

Dread started to mix with her ever growing paranoia. Her blood felt like ice flowing in her veins. When the footsteps seemed to get closer, she ran. She sprinted blindly into the darkness. The footsteps quickly followed, she was being chased. Pure adrenaline kicked in, pushing her to keep running from the possible threat. She pushed on but was no longer any ground under her feet. She screamed as she fell into the awaiting darkness. A deep scratchy voice called down to her.

"See you next time."

She woke up in bed with a loud gasp. She quickly sat up, looking around the familiar sight of her bedroom. She breathed heavily, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart. It was just a dream... She let out a sigh, relief flooding her senses. Something on her bedside table caught her eye. Looking closer it was a yellow sticky note. She froze, feeling pure fear as she read the note scribbled on it.


'See you next time.'