Is This Smart? (Under editing and revising)

Chapter 18

"Guys..." I hear Jennifer voice. But, it very faint. She leans over and begins shaking my shoulder. Regretfully, I force my eyelids open, to see a person leaning over me, and a misty white light. Both images are quite blurry. I rub my eyes to clear my sight. When I open my eyes again, the person has vanished. I push myself into a sitting position and look around frantically. I see Jennifer still shaking Ann. "Guys, wake up."

I look at her and see a strange expression on her face. Fear. Now I know why she woke me. Something is wrong. But what? Ann is up now and I begin to wake Maggie. Then we all stare at Jenn, waiting for her to explain. All she says is, "Look, we need to go. Now."

Groggily, Ann asks, "Why?" Then her hand brushes across the quilts covering us. Then, looking back up to Jennifer, she asks something else, "Did you put this on us?"

Jennifer just replies with a shake of her head and a quick, "No, did you?"

I look at each of them, shaking their heads. I just shrug my shoulders and shake my head along with them. I didn't put it on us. How could I? With my knee and all. I have never seen this... No, wait. I have seen it. Or something similar. Last summer. In the other cabin. Do both cabins belong together? I'm not sure about anything, except one thing. Something is wrong.

"Jenn? Why is the door open? Did you leave it open?" I ask, suspiciously.

Calmly, she replies to me, "Look, I know you're just as confused as I am, but we really need to go--"

BAM!! The wooden door swings open further and slams against the wall: nearly smashing the hinges off. Another shadow appears but it's features are hidden. Actually we can't see anything. The sun from outside streams in the open door. While covering my eyes with my hands, I scoot backwards towards Maggie.

Then, the shadow at the door speaks, "And just where do you think you're going?"

Bravely, Jennifer stands up and speaks, "Who are you? What do you want?"

"Ah, now I think the question should be brought to you." The voice retorts, "Who are you? And what are you doing in my cabin?"

Shrinking back a step, Jenn whispers, "This is your cabin?"

"Correct!" The voice, which I've figured is coming from a female, affirms.

Jennifer digs a little deeper with a few questions, "If this is your cabin, then why weren't you here earlier? Why does it look like it hasn't been touched in over hundreds of years?"

Mysteriously, the lady explains, "Because it hasn't. It hasn't been touched last since these doors were locked, but it seems like four new thieves have already broken in. I'm surprised... What would you nice looking girls want inside a dirty old cabin?"

Quickly, I come to my friend's defense. And mine, I guess. "We're NOT thieves!"

Jennifer backs me up, "She's right. We aren't thieves. We just broke in because we needed a place to stay for the night. We're on a vacation and the hotel we were staying in had... Problems, so we were forced to leave. Thieves just don't break in to make themselves at home, do they? They just get what they want and leave."

Consequently, this brings on another reply, "You're right, Jennifer. You're very right."

I sit there with Maggie and Ann. We just stare in amazement. How is the world of Twitter did she know Jenn's name?? That's not even possible! We can't see who we are talking to! Let alone know who it is! Or if we've ever meet before!

Shocked, Jennifer wonders aloud, "How did you know my name?"

"You all think I'm completely ignorant to not know who you all are, do you?" She begins with her attention directed to Jenn, "I was watching last night when you arrived at the park. The first time, actually. I was at my cabin, taking care of it as I usually do sometimes. When I began to take notice of you and you're friend, Ann, took deep interest in it while your other friends were riding the boat. I knew you'd come back. I just knew you would so I stayed behind last night to wait until you all returned. And... You did, just as I had thought."