The forest behind my house has always been…. strange. Ever since I moved here, I always have refused to go in the forest alone. It always feels like im being watched, not by a person… but the forest itself. I know, it sounds crazy writing it here… but now I know the truth.
My parents went out of town about a day ago. My dad had a conference to go to for work, and my mom decided to tag along. I’m now 17 years old, so they knew I could handle myself for the next week. Anyways, one of my good friends Jaiden decided to come over for the weekend. We were playing video games for a few hours, and we eventually got bored. Jaiden suggested we explore the forest behind my house, like a ghost hunting thing. I thought that would be fun, so I agreed.
It was now about 9:30 at night during the height of winter, so we grabbed jackets, boots, flashlights, and gloves. After gearing up, I went over to my dad’s office and grabbed two radios. My dad owns a construction company, so he always has cool stuff in his office.
As we ventured out into the forest, I got a dreadful feeling that maybe we shouldn’t be exploring this forest at night. I shrugged it off as the forest was just being creepy, and we slowly got deep into the forest.
After about 20 to 30 minutes I decided to suggest to Jaiden we should maybe go back. I think he got the feeling I did earlier because he agreed. As we were turning around, Jaiden called out to me. I turned around and saw what he had found. It was a small cave entrance, and he said we should explore it. I protested, but he didn’t listen to me. Regretfully, I followed him.
I tried to keep up with Jaiden, but he moved too fast. Eventually, I got lost and started to call out to him. Then, out of noowhere, Jaiden appeared. He explained that he found a lady unconscious when he was exploring, and we needed to get her out and contact the authorities. Immediately, I agreed, and I followed him to the lady who needed help.
When we got to the location, he was confused. I asked him what was wrong, and he explained that she was gone. I immediately was weirded out and told him we should go. He was still staring at the corner, and I decided to pull him towards me, and then immediately, it looked like he snapped out of a trance. He agreed to leave with me, and we started to make our way out. I was getting a bit spooked, and it looked like he was, too. Something was wrong. really wrong.
As we exited the cave, I turned around. Jaiden was gone. My phone buzzed, and it was a text… from Jaiden. He said he was sorry he was late and that he would be at my house soon. My blood ran ice cold, and as I let the text sink in my mind, I heard a scream come from the cave. A tall, smiling humanoid creauture running on all 4 limbs exited the cave running at me.
I ran, my heart was racing. I was scared shitless. As I ran, I heard it behind me. It caught up to me for a second and slashed at my legs. It hit my left leg, and I yelped out in pain. As I fell over, I realized there was a cliff ahead. Out of options, I got up and limped over to the cliff. Without thinking, I jumped and fell into a body of water.