Cracked Up.

Day 1

Mollie's POV

"So there's this place called 'Rocky Lake' along 'Gerlin Road', it's secluded and quiet. Everyone is talking about it" I say. "Secluded, quiet...Sounds good" Says Chloe, "Yeah, I think it's sounds alright" Maddi speaks up. "i'll invite Charlotte and Aaron, we can go tonight after school. It's gonna be perfect weather for camping!" I explain. "Cool" Chloe answers lazily while scrolling through Twitter on her phone. I get up from my spot on the couch and get ready for school. Then I get my camping gear together, collecting my tent, clothes and other camping needs.

At school the only topic of conversation going around was about how that girl went missing a year ago today in the forest, people were saying how she was murdered and still haunts the place whilst other people were convinced that she was still alive and trying to find her way back. I was one of the many few that didn't have an opinion, I didn't know her very well, I only saw her walking around the halls and sometimes with Chloe, she looked nice enough and it is sad that she went missing but its honestly none of my business and this sort of stuff happens everyday.

Chloe's POV

Everyone at school talked about Sarah, I miss her sometimes. I never knew her that well, but we hung out a few times and I thought we'd become good friends, but no one knows where she went. Such a shame. I wanted people to stop talking about her and just get on with the day. Their words were starting to get in my head and ruin my day. I barely wrote a word on my paper in English and that's my favorite class. I just want to forget about her, it sounds terrible but i'd rather be happy than sad. I couldn't wait to go camping later tonight and forget about it all.

Maddi's POV

School was boring. All anyone talked about was rumors about that girl that Chloe hung out with. People bugged her mostly, Chloe was probably the only person to be friends with that girl. She was nice, but she never really spoke to anyone else. I wondered what happened to her when she first went missing but now I just figure shes probably dead. Its been that long, no one could survive that long out there by themselves, some people still believe shes out there.

By the end of the day I had heard so many different rumors it was ridiculous, people need to get over it. I couldn't wait to go camping tonight with my friends, this is the first time all of us have been camping together without our parents. It will be awesome I just hope someone doesn't do something stupid. No doubt Mollie and Chloe will bring alcohol so that's bound to make something bad happen.

Mollie's POV

After school, Chloe and I were driving in my dads old Mustang, while Maddi, Aaron and Charlotte were in Maddi's Comby. Chloe and I had decided to stop a bottle shop on the way to get some alcohol and ice for camping while the others brought the food and other drinks. We got a few slabs of UDLS and put them in the back esky with the ice.

When we arrived we all unloaded from the cars and started to put together our tents and gear. Chloe, Maddi and I were sharing a tent, and so were Charlotte and Aaron. We had a small competition on who could put their tents up first. We, of course, won. After we set the beds we split up again, this time Maddi and Chloe went to get firewood while Aaron, Charlotte and I started to make dinner.

After a while we heard panting, Chloe and Maddi came running over with news of them seeing bones down by the lake. At first no one cared. We just brushed it off as it probably being dead animal bones. It wouldn't be that weird if it was animal bones, I mean we are in the forest.

Charlotte's POV

While helping cook dinner, Chloe and Maddi came rushing over to us with the firewood. They said something about bones, I thought it was so gross. I wonder if it could be that missing girl's bones. It has been 1 year since her death. Pretty creepy. People said that she haunts this place , We shouldn't have camped here, but we had nothing else to do.

We continued to make dinner, Aaron, Mollie and I were making some chicken noodle soup for dinner. Eventually it was done and we were all sitting by a fire and eating delicious chicken noodle soup. The sky got dark quickly. The forest was scarier than I thought.

Chloe's POV

Ever since I discovered the bones i've felt really strange in this place. Like someone is behind me all the time. I feel like the bones belonged to someone, but no one believes me. Maddi hasn't said much since she saw the bones. Maybe she feels strange as well. "Are you okay Chloe? You look kinda pale." Mollie asks, "Y-yeah, just creeped out by those bones. I know you don't believe me but I feel like they weren't animal bones" I explain, "Yeah guys, you didn't see them and they looked pretty human to me" Maddi finally speaks. Everyone is silent for a while and then Aaron speaks "It's that girls 1 year death anniversary" he laughs, "she was so weird, kind of a loser tbh" he remarks, "Aaron thats not funny" Charlotte says, "you never even met her, who are you to judge?", she asks, "I used to see her around, kicking pebbles on the ground in her white dress, she looked so strange" he says. "Just stop Aaron, thats not nice" I defend, "yeah but she's dead, it's not like she will hear us or anything" he laughs. "How do you know she's dead? They still haven't found her body" I ask, "isn't it obvious?" Aaron replies. Aaron doesn't believe in ghosts, I on the other hand have no clue what I believe in. I have yet to experience anything remotely paranormal.

Mollie's POV.

We decided it was time to head to bed for the night so Chloe, Maddi and I went into our tent and put on some clothes to sleep in.

After a while of laying there awake I heard some noises coming from outside, I went silent and waited for another sound...Nothing. "Girls did you hear that?" I asked, I waited for a minute and got no reply. I guess they fell asleep, shit. I don't want to be awake and  alone when something creepy happens, this is usually the part when some creepy guy walks out of the bush with a chainsaw and cuts us all up. Jesus I'm scaring myself, its probably just an animal and I'm over reacting.

As I was falling asleep I hear a branch snap, I instantly jolt up and get my torch. I cautiously leave the tent and switch my torch on searching my surroundings, as I go to turn around I hear footsteps going towards the lake. I instantly snap my head towards the sound not seeing a thing, I decide to follow the foot steps seeing what it could possibly be at this time of night. After a while I start to approach the lake, by this time my torch had ran out of batteries and I had no clue where I was. All of the sudden the footsteps stopped, I searched around me to see where the footsteps came from and found nothing. 'Great' I thought to myself, I'm lost all alone in the woods where that girl went missing with a dead torch and someone out here with me. I decided to start running in the direction I thought the camp was, suddenly I was flat on the ground, I had tripped over something hard. I quickly sat up and looked at the object that had tripped me, it looked like a bone, maybe an arm? 'Could these be the bones they were talking about before?' I thought noticing more bones around me. "Holy shit!" I bolted up and ran for my life towards where I thought the camp site was.

I reached the camp site out of breath and covered in dirt and leaves just as the sun was starting to rise, I ran into my tent and shook Chloe awake. "What the hell Mollie?!?" she said looking confused and tired, "Something happened, there was a noise and I left to see what it was and then I got Lost and there was bones and a person an-" I replied quickly "Hold up, a person? Bones?" Chloe asked

"something was out there with me Chloe! I heard footsteps so I followed them and ended up at a lake and saw bones and it was so scary oh my god. " I said out of breath and really fast, "Did you see who it was?" Chloe asked "No" I replied shortly.

After a while of talking we heard another sound..