When my uncle asked me to supervise his cabin for a weekend, I was eager to see it. Ever since I was young, my uncle would come visit my family, which was me, my sister Amelia, my brother Ryan, and my mother. My father passed away when I was young in a tragic accident. I never got to go to his house, my mom said that it was “too cramped” but what if it was just me? I asked before but my mom would always change the subject.
Anyways, I of course said yes to his offer. I was extremely excited to see the cabin for myself. It was about a 3 hour drive, which I didn’t mind. I was originally going to ask if I could bring my girlfriend, but I had a feeling he was less accepting then my mother. He was from my dad’s side of the family, after he passed away he and my mom got close. Not in a romantic sort of way, just a “I feel bad for you and you feel bad for me” kinda friendship. I called him when I was about to leave, and he told me that there would be a very specific set of rules. I’ve been on reddit a lot recently, so I couldn’t help but thing of the rules horror subreddit. I got on the road at around 3 and arrived at the area at around 6. I started hiking up the hills to find his house, it wasn’t near the forest, it was quite literally located inside the forest, and cars weren’t allowed. I had a feeling that I was going to have to hike, so for once in my life, i packed lightly. Before I officially entered the woods, I called my girlfriend to check in with her.
”Hey Lucy!” She said, almost immediately answering.
“Hey Angie, I just want to make sure you’re okay. Obviously, I won’t be able to call since there won’t be any wifi so I’ll call you once i’m on my way on Sunday.”
”Aww, okay. I wish I could come. And I’m fine. Well, bye baby, Love you!”
”Love you too,” I hung up the phone, noticing my lock screen and smiling. It was me, Angie, Amelia, my mom, and my brother all sitting at a diner. God, I love Angie. I was planning on proposing. I caught myself to be in a trance, just staring at her beautiful eyes. I shook my head and looked up at the hills above me. I continued hiking up the hills. I felt the grass itch my skin. I felt the autumn breeze pull my dark-brown hair. I continued walking even though I started to feel tired. I checked my phone and there was still 1 bar left, so I called my uncle. It was really delayed and laggy, but I got through it. After another 30 minutes of searching through the woods, I finally arrived at the house.
When I entered, I was met with a disturbing silence. For some reason, I expected my uncle to greet me. Instead, I knocked for a few minutes and then let myself in as the door was unlocked. I had never seen a picture of the house, so I wondered if it was the wrong cabin. It didn’t have a mailbox or anything, not an address. It was just there. I looked around for a little bit, I then placed my 2 bags down. One on the couch, the other on the floor. I yawned and went into the kitchen. There I saw a white lined piece of paper that was taped to the fridge. The rules list. There were 8 rules in total.
A chill went down my spine. I felt so uneasy after reading that rule, it was so odd- I never would’ve expected my uncle to write something down like that. It had to be fake, right? I put the list of rules on the counter and went over to the room I would be staying in. I was about to walk inside the room when I felt like I was being watched. I ran inside the bedroom and looked around for the chair.
I placed it against the door and, surprisingly, the feeling went away. I was a little scared, so I tried to distract myself by settling down with my favorite book. I snuggled onto the bed and wrapped myself in the crimson blanket.
After a few hours, I heard something in the distance. It sounded like screaming. I jumped frantically out of my comfortable position and ran out the bedroom door. I slipped into my beat-up white air forces and grabbed onto my phone, which was at 12%. The screaming just got louder and louder. I felt like I was going to puke. The world was spinning. I forced myself to focus and to trace where the sound was originating from. You see, I did this because people have gone missing in these woods, and I thought that I cold prevent a potential murder from happening. The leaves danced around me. The wind sent chills through my skin. I had to find where that sound originated from.
I started darting deeper into the forest. The scream got louder and louder. I was getting closer, yet I saw no evidence of any people there. I started slowing down and re-thinking my decisions, when the screams just stop. My stomach dropped. Suddenly, I heard leaves crunching behind me. I darted towards the cabin, shaking the entire time. My vision grew blurry and I felt like I was going to pass out, but I pushed myself to keep moving. Sticks and thorns tor up my ankles but I didn’t care. I stepped on leaves and almost dripped over an old tree trunk but I still kept running. I rolled over towards the cabin and threw myself inside. Water. I needed water. I went over towards the kitchen. I sipped on my water and sat down on the floor so I could catch my breath. I looked up at the counter and saw the white piece of paper. Panting, I picked it up to continue reading it.