It's Just The Woods

9

May 12th, 2021
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4:00 A.M.

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Hailey gasped and sat up. Her waist and tailbone were throbbing, causing her to whimper when she looked at her surroundings. She was in a small room, a simple chair sat before her. Whenever she stood up to sit in it, she was pulled back down, falling back onto her tailbone. She cried out in pain, looking at her wrists.

Chains...

Chains attached to her wrists and ankles. Red marks shown where the chains rested. She could feel dried up tears on her cheeks.

The walls were a dark red, rust appearing on the edges of them. She noticed a small, red blinking light in one of the corners on the room. She took a deep breath and glared at it. "What the heck..." She whispered to herself.

Were they recording her? How did they know what recording was? That thought made Hailey shiver, her mind only wandering to what else they knew or saw.

As she thought that, the door swung open. A man, she thinks, walked in. She scurried towards the wall, back hitting it instantly. The man took a deep breath and sat in the chair. "Hello, Hailey." His voice sent chills down Hailey's spine.

He kept looking at the blinking light, Hailey noticed. Whenever she looked, the light was off, and he let out a sigh. He rose from the chair and stepped towards Hailey. She froze up and stared at him. Her eyes looked into his dark, red ones. "It was kind of you and your girlfriend to give us a name. Shadowings, wasn't it-"

"Who are you?" She whispered. "What do you want from me?"

He chuckled. "You're feisty. I like it." He leaned down and gripped her chin. She whimpered and tried to pull away, but his grip was too strong. "The name's Harold, you should remember that for later." He winked at her. She closed her eyes and tried to look away. He brought his lips to her neck and began kissing it gently.

He was obviously a Shadowing. However, he had actual features. His eyes were red, but he wasn't as shadowy as a Shadowing. He was lean and lanky, but still stronger than Hailey.

She ducked her head and cried. "What do you want from me?!" She screamed, her voice going hoarse.

Harold grinned and pulled away, taking his hand from her chin. "You and I? We're gonna have fun."

He went to touch her again, but the door opened. This time, a woman entered. She groaned when she noticed Harold. "What the hell, dude? Dad said not to touch her yet!"

Harold rolled his eyes. "Relax, Hazel. I'm just messing with her. Why don't you ever let me have some fun?"

"Because dad said not to touch the victims!" She shouted. She locked eyes with Hailey. "Especially the girls."

Harold stood up and walked away from Hailey. She let out a cry of relief. Harold glared at Hazel before storming out of the room. Hazel sighed and looked at Hailey. "Listen, as much as I want to hurt your pretty little face, I can't stand women being touched inappropriately, so I apologize for my brother." She sat in the chair that Harold was originally sitting in.

Hailey looked up at Hazel. She had the same features as Harold. The two siblings had jet black hair and dark red eyes that were incredibly inhuman.

Hazel smirked at Hailey. "You are a pretty thing, though. Oh, we're going to have fun with you." Hazel stood up and walked towards Hailey. She straddled her as Hailey began wiggling away. "Relax, I'm not going to hurt you." She gently caressed Hailey's face. "You know, your little girl toy is lucky. You're a prize."