I’m 16 years old and my name is Anna. I’m living with my two cousins, Stanley and Gaby, both are 9 years old. They are staying with me because my uncle, their father, is in military duty and I said I could take care of them. I don’t live with my dad because one, he kicked me out and two I hate him.
“Anna wake up! We are going to be late!” Ugh. I hate mornings, but I have school and I’m the transportation of the house. I checked the clock, 8:30, only 30 minutes before school starts, great. I got ready in 10 minutes and rushed downstairs and found Stanley giving me an aggravated look. “We’re going to be late” he complained again. I don’t understand the complaining, what’s so wonderful about school? We got inside my car and took the long way since the shortcut is “dangerous”, according to Gaby.
The shortcut is through the woods and Gaby is scared of what’s in there.
~Flashback~
One month ago, me and Gaby were outside and she wanted to explore the woods. I made a mark on every 3rd tree to make a path back home. While I was making a mark, Gaby was nowhere in sight.
I started to panic and ran around searching. I forgot to mark trees but that wasn’t important at the moment, finding Gaby was. It seemed like forever but I found an abandoned cabin and went inside hoping Gaby was inside it.
I heard some mumbling in the other room and I went inside. I saw Gaby balled up in the corner mumbling some nonsense that I didn’t understand. I asked “Are you okay?” and her voice when she responded, what she said.
“He is here, right outside your door, you can’t hide, he WILL find you.”
~Flashback End~
I still wonder what it was that scared her. What it was that made her paranoid of the woods. She was paranoid for two weeks. She couldn’t sleep or blink, she was scared of the dark.
She keeps saying that someone was watching her every move. She says that one day that someone will come back and kidnap her.
No one was in the woods though. I was just me and her because that part of the district was not allowed by anyone except if you had permission, the guards will open the gate and let you in for 30 minutes. It was strictly restricted.
I just keep telling her that’s it’s just her imagination. But to her, it’s real.
