Silver Bullet

Into the Woods

" Violet get up." Michelle shakes me and I open my eyes slowly I feel something cold and hard on my wrist, my eyes gaze down to see a pair of handcuffs one part on my wrist, the other clamped to my bed.

I can feel my body temperature rise and my face get hot as I glare at my best friend who just stands there.

" What the hell is this?!" I say trying to free my wrist, waiting for her to explain, she sits next to the bed beside me.

"I had to do that, at first you just passed out so I put you in the car and bought you home, I was gonna call my dad for an ambulance, but then you opened your eyes and started going crazy, so I man handled you which was really freaking hard by the way and handcuffed you before you went and committed murder or something." She says worriedly. I notice she doesn't make eye contact and I start to think about what all she might have seen, then I think of what all I could have done and shiver. I shouldn't have been so weak minded, and in any other occurrence I wouldn't have been but Colin is different he brings out the worst in me. I look at her face again but she just continues to stare at the wall. I take a deep breathe and calm down.

" I'm sorry." I choke out. " When I seen Colin I just....I just..."

" I figured he was more than just the guy you was talking to at the party." She says knowingly with a shrug.

" Yeah..." I say looking away, my mind starts to repeat the scene with Colin in the back of the cop car.

" Are you gonna be ok?" Michelle asks with a hint of worry in her tone. I look back at her and see her staring at me. I can tell she's uncomfortable, I wish I could tell her everything but I know that's not an option, not anymore.

" Yeah, I will be I think I just need a walk alone to clear my head." I say trying to give her an out, " I can't walk in these though." I say pointing at the cuff binding my wrist to the bed post.

" I'll undo it if you promise to call me if you start feeling emotional again."She says looking me straight in the eye, seriously. Part of me wants to laugh because this is not like Michelle, and part of me wants to keep the handcuffs on because who knows where my emotions are going to take me this time.

"I cross my heart." I say as she looks at me once more before getting a key out of her pocket and undoing the cuff.

My wrist is sore and part of it feels bruised but for the most part it's not that bad, considering it could have been way worse based off of experience.

" Well I think I'm gonna go so you can have some time alone." Michelle says walking towards the door," I'll text you later." I hear the door close up front and the car start up and leave.

I can tell she's worried and she knows there's more to this than just a guy, but honestly right now the one thing I can't be is honest. I sit on my bed for a little while in silence before I get up and walk to the front door. A walk should help, I mean what's the worst that can happen with a walk.

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All I can hear is the crunching of leaves under my feet, I take with each step, every now and then I hear a bird sing it's joyful song. It's peaceful and more importantly it's drama free.

What am I gonna do now? I think to myself.

Crunch.

I hear twigs snapping as everything around me goes silent, but I know I'm not alone.

" I know I'm not alone." I speak out to nothing, letting it know I'm not fooled by any means. A stench finds its way to my nose, it smells like wet dog, and sweat. Gross.

Snap. Another limb this time closer, my adrenaline starts to spread throughout my body, then something runs, fast through the bushes. Is it coming at me? I don't think so as I listen intently to the crunching sound running away from me deeper into the forest.