Short Stories

Happy Anniversary

      “I’m afraid there’s nowhere else to go from here”, he said...”So are you saying that we’re stuck here?”, Infinity asked Ryan. “Yeah, I’m sorry”, he responded. “Sorry? How is that going to help me? I’m going to be away from my family, my friends, everything and everybody I love. How am I going to finish school?”, she sobbed. Ryan watched his girlfriend cry and started feeling bad for her. It was their 4-month anniversary and he wanted to do something special for her by taking her to a cabin in the woods. Instead, his plan backfired. They ended up somewhere in the middle of the woods. There was no service , no nearby food , nothing they needed and it was freezing. Infinity only had on a cardigan and a skirt. “I’m so sorry princess. This isn’t how I wanted today to be”, Ryan told her. He pulled her closer and embraced her. “I guess I overreacted. I’m sorry. I just didn’t want to be stuck here”, Infinity said to her man. They did what they could to make the best of it. They walked around the woods looking for food and somewhere to sleep. When they continued  their search, they finally found a tent and some sleeping bags. Inside the tent, there were also a few snacks. Both Ryan and Infinity were relieved. They ate, talked, laughed and held each other until they fell asleep. Three hours later, Ryan woke up to some sounds he heard outside. The noise stopped and then continued 5 minutes later. He decided to peek outside of the tent to see what it was. When he did, he didn’t see anything so he laid back down. A few minutes later, he heard the exact same noise again. This time, when he heard it, he got up and went to go see what the noise was. “Hello? Is anyone there?”, he yelled out. Nobody answered, but the noise continued and got louder. The louder the noise got , the more terrified he was. “Hello,” he said again. He continued to walk slowly trying to see where the noise was coming from. When he looked to the left of him, he saw something glowing in the bushes. Ryan didn’t scream but he ran back to the tent. As he was running back to the tent, a bunch of wolves started chasing him. When he realized he was getting chased, he screamed for help. “Infinity ! Baby! Wake Up!”, he yelled. He kept yelling and screaming for names. He kept screaming until he couldn’t anymore. The wolves grabbed him and devoured his body. Minutes later, Infinity finally woke up then realized her boyfriend wasn’t around. “Ryan?”, she called for him. She didn’t get a response. “Baby”, she called for him again. Since she didn’t get an answer the next time, she decided to go outside and look for him. Everything was dark and she could barely see anything. “Ryan, where are you? Whatever prank you’re trying to pull , stop! It’s not funny and I’m scared”, she said, sounding so afraid. Yet again she didn’t get an answer but she heard noises. Instead of continuing her search for her man, she turned around going back towards the tent. When she was making her way back to the tent, she heard something crack. When she looked back to see what it was, it was a pack of wolves. “Ahhh”, she screamed. She decided to see up but they didn’t help because the wolves sped up too. As she was running, she called for help. She had no phone , no boyfriend, family, nothing to help her. She was also in the middle of nowhere.....