Shattered Wings-Until Dawn (Josh X OC)

Chapter 3

I agreed and did as I was told. The plan is to make it seem like a Wendigo attacked and killed Josh...and if anyone got suspicious about my absence, I'll place one of my belongs around, to make it look like I died as well.

Josh had a bottle of extra artificial blood in his overall's pocket from when he faked his death earlier and spread what was left of it around his chair.

He broke apart the little stole that he was sitting on and smeared the red substance all over it. As for me, I placed the necklace that I was wearing near the pillar Josh was tied to and we both escaped into the white forest.

Sprinting down the narrow path, away from the lodge, deeper down, we ran through the howling wind, that seemed to be lighting up a bit.

After about five minutes of running, I stopped and called to Josh, who was ahead of me. "Hey-Josh, wait up...where are we going, isn't the lodge that way?"

"Yes, but what's the point in going back now, when everyone is pissed at me?...I think the small cabin is around, you and I can wait there until dawn."

"Okay." I politely agreed once more and carried on up the trail.

Most of the time we walked in silence. Every now and then we'd both send each other quick glances, but that was it, no words.

As we journeyed along, I thought back to the beginning of everything. When Josh sent that video of himself explaining the "get together". His happy face, talking to the camera; the old Josh I once knew and loved.

I could tell at certain moments in the clip, he remembered the flashback of his sisters, Hannah and Beth's disappearance that happened a year ago, when he would pause or stutter. I could see the pain in his eyes, to force the smile that he wore.

Underneath it all, he was lonely and abandoned, without his sisters. I knew how close he was with the two of them.

'Heh, party like Pornstars, yeah right.'

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"Jaclyn?...Jaclyn? Hello?" I heard the voice call to me and suddenly snapped out of my trace.

Josh had spoken to say that we arrived at the cabin. Wow, I didn't even realise we were already here. I must have been in a really deep thought.

Before entering, I saw a smashed window with glass all over the cold ground and thought of Jess. The sound of Mike's voice echoed in my head.

'Jessica is FUCKING DEAD!'

Was she truly dead? What happened to her? What happened with the window? Where is she?

"After you." Josh said nicely as he held the door open for me, interrupting my thoughts.

"Thank you!" I responded, making my way to the couch.

Josh then shut the wooden door and started to make a fire.

I sat back, leaning against the sofa while I carefully watched Josh place the logs into the pit and light a match.

It was fine, relaxed, peaceful, and no commotion going on.

It made me a bit happier that he was acting "normal" again, he wasn't laughing as much nor screaming.

I then curled my knees up to my chest and let out a sigh of frustration; feeling the room slowly warm up.

Josh finished fixing the fire, turned around with a small grin, took a seat, and joined me on the couch.