Beyond the Woods

“Squeak squeak…” as Amanda walks slowly at the back door of their kitchen. She headed to the woods where she and her friend planned to meet.

She saw Kayla standing beside the car… “..Hey, Amanda, I thought you’re not coming, it’s already pass twelve and it’s scary in here, I’m lucky to have Derek around….”said Kayla and kisses her boyfriend. “..What? I thought you said you’re not going to bring your precious boyfriend…” then Amanda put her bag in the backseat of the car. Derek stood beside her “..Oh c’mon ‘manda, we’re friends right?” Amanda rolled her eyes “...Yeah, whatever, let’s go, before the guards see us…”

On the way, manda could see Kayla teasing Derek from where she is sitting… “sigh… that what I’m saying, I really hate to see sweet scenes in front of me, so will you just cut it off? Lemme drive, you might get us in trouble…” 3am… “Wait, where are we?...” Kayla rubbed her eyes “…can’t see any houses around here…” manda slowed down the car and as she looked at the side mirror, she saw somethin’ else that made her stopped the car. “…whoa, somethin’ wrong?” asked Derek. Amanda looked at them in the rearview mirror…. “…I think we should go back now…” “…no, we are not going back… nothing’s gonna happen, ok? Maybe you’re just sleepy, c’mon, lemme take the wheels…”

Kayla took the wheels and Amanda sat beside Derek at the backseat. But there, in the middle of the road, they ran outta gas…. “Damn it…” Kayla strike the steering wheel “What are we gonna do now?!...” then she went off the car and tries to look for some help and Derek followed Kayla, Amanda was left inside the car. Suddenly, Kayla screamed so loud not far from where the car is. Amanda was so scared and she tried to look at the window but she couldn’t see anything for it was so foggy and the window is a bit misty, she rubbed the window with her sleeves and suddenly, a bloody hand of Derek reached out the window, Amanda leaned backwards, she was so shocked and she could hear Derek groaning and seemed to be calling her name. She move slowly near the window but then somebody opened it, a man with an axe on his right hand…. “… AHHHHhhhhhhhhhhh…!!!!!!!!!!!!...”

Amanda woke up in her bed, she saw her mom and dad staring at her. “Are you alright?” her dad asked her, she couldn’t say anything and all she did was staring at them” “... You’ll be fine now dear…” then her mom grabbed her hand. In her room, Amanda was busy reading a book near the window looking out to the woods. She looked at the calendar, date October 17, 2011.. “..hmmm…” “… a—a—amanda….” She heard a man calling her in a groaning manner. “Hello?...” she stood up and looked around… “..Aman—da...” “Where are you?” She walks slowly in the bathroom and she could hear the shower… and then somebody touched her shoulders… “ahh...!”

“… Dear, are you alright?” her mom asked her… “..Why yes mom...” “Do you need something dear?” “..No, maybe I’ll just go outside and chill myself…” “..Alright dear...” and her mom kissed her forehead. Amanda went out and headed to the old tire swing at the back of their house. She noticed the stock room was half open, she tries to look what’s inside but before she could reach the door, she heard a gunshot from the field.

Amanda went there to see what it was, she saw two persons hunting, one handsome guy and a pretty sexy lady who moves like a man, they are wearing a uniform like in the army. Amanda hides behind the bushes and when the lady tries to shoot her… “Zoey stop… I saw a girl, show yourself lady!” as he hold Zoey’s arm. Amanda stood up… “…oh…” Zoey put her gun in her pocket “…What are you doing here young lady?” “…uh,just wonderin’ about the gunshots…” as she walks a little bit nearer at ‘em. “…you heard us?” Zoey asked again. “…D’you live nearby?” added Ash. “Why yes, our house is situated inside the woods…” Amanda answered and smiled. Zoey and Ash looked at each other with wonder, and then Zoey spoke “Are we disturbing or somethin’? “…no, not at all, maybe I have to go now…”

Amanda faced backwards. “…Wait! Do you have a phone?” Ash asked her as he walks near to Amanda. “Maybe you could help us find a nicer spot for hunting…” and he faced Zoey and winked. Zoey smiled, held her gun and pointed to Ash. “…that’s enough Mr. Lover…” “…here’s my card number, call me, my name is Ash and she’s Zoey…” handed the card to Amanda. “Ok, my name is Amanda and nice to meet you…” Zoey and Ash left right after that.

Dinner, Amanda was just sitting in the kitchen watching the maids prepare their food. Amanda lives in a very old mansion inside the forest with her mom and dad, they have maids and few men guarding the house during night times. They live peacefully in that place and Amanda spent her whole life in there.

A stormy night woke up Amanda from a deep sleep, she looked outside the window and saw lightings, she went off her bed and walks near the window to see if the rain is flooding the woods, but instead of flood, she saw somethin’ else, no, she saw someone else. A shadow of a man with an axe in his right hand. Amanda grasped her fright and when she step backwards, she hit the vase and the man might have heard her because he looked up to Amanda’s window.

She ran off outside her room wearing white nighties. She went to her parent’s room, but to her surprised, she saw nothing but rotting body of her parents. Amanda cried “… No!!...” and she ran off the stairs, she grabbed the phone and ash’s card number. Amanda was shaking and crying while typing the number of Ash. The phone was ringing but nobody is answering it. “…Somebody answer please!!! Hello?! Ash!...” she was screaming then she heard the back door slammed open. Amanda hanged up the phone and ran outside the front door and headed to the woods, she could feel the man was following her and that he is eager to kill her….

A bright light met her eyes that made her stop for a moment, it came from Zoey and Ash’s car. “Thank God… Ash over he - - - - …” She saw a group of police surrounding somethin’ and Amanda walks near to see what they are looking at. The car of her friends was found as well as their bodies, it smells so bad that everyone was covering their nose, it’s rotten “No, Kayla, Derek….” She whispered to herself.

She looked at the sky and saw a vision . . . . . . . .

“…hey Amanda, would you like to have a little camping tonight or just a joyride, somethin’ like that….” Kayla asked her while applying lipstick. “Just you and me?...” Amanda asked back. “Yeah of course, not bringin’ my boyfriend though I can’t live without him…” and Kayla chuckles. “..oh shut up, dad will not allow me to…” and proceeded writing. “Aww, c’mon Amanda, let’s try to enjoy ourselves, especially you. Do you really love school, you spend all your time studying maybe you should stay here in school, haha…” and Kayla laughed at Amanda. “Alright, fine!” Amanda rolled her eyes”… I’ll make an excuse, bring your car and wait for me at 10pm in the woods, near our back door…” “Good!” and Kayla hugged her. “Stop Kayla, I’m writing here… what date is it today…?”

Amanda woke up from that vision, and then a man screamed “Over here Looked!”

A police opened the door of the backseat of the car….

Amanda’s vision continued… “What date is it today?”

“uhh, October 17, 1970..”