~After Dawn~

Chapter Five

Ashley P.O.V.
I hold on tightly to Chris' hand as our group makes the journey through the mines.

Things are too quiet, we haven't heard or seen any signs of life. It's unsettling.

Chris seems to notice my anxiety; he squeezes my hand and lightly kisses me. I feel much better for the next hour as we walk through dangerous paths that seem too familiar to some of my friends.

------A FEW HOURS LATER------

Everyone has been silent and we're all growing tired. I'm nervous as ever, knowing that it's even more dangerous to be down here at night. Then again, maybe that's why we haven't seen anything, maybe wendigos only come out at night?

I'm suddenly brought back to reality when Mike says, "I know I said earlier that we should stick together, but we're making no progress. I suggest we split up into two different groups, and Officer Daniels agrees with me."

"Ok, good idea," said Sam. "I'll go with Chris, Ash, Matt and Officer Smith. Mike, you can go with Jessica, Emily and a Officer Daniels. Does it sound like a plan?"

Everyone nods and the teams head off in different directions.

Josh P.O.V.
I'm so hungry, there's so much pain. I just want it to end. Make the hunger stop!

Suddenly, I hear...sounds, new sounds. I hear footsteps from a distance. Click clack, click clack.

Someone is coming for a visit.

Mike P.O.V.
I lead my group through the mines with Jessica at my side and Officer Daniels and Emily behind us.

We eventually find an area where miners supposedly worked beforehand. I stop in the middle of the area and spot a small wooden box to my right.

"Mike, why are we stopping?" asks Emily.

"Wait here," I say and head towards the box.

"Mike, we don't have much time," Officer Daniels tells me.

"Wait, look at this." I pick up the box as the others gather around me. I slowly open it to reveal a revolver with a golden bullet.

Officer Daniels takes the gun,
examines it and carefully loads it.

"Now this must have importance, so I'm going to keep it on me for now."

"...ok," I say timidly.

"Come on, this place is especially creepy," Emily states.

We quickly move forward.

Chris P.O.V.
The team heads down a dark tunnel, barely able to see anything, until we eventually see some sort of torch lit in the distance. Once we reach light, I look down to see a trail of blood.

"Guys?"

"Yeah, Chris?"

"Look"

I point to the blood, which leads to a beheaded police officer. Ashley burrows her head into my chest and I tell her not to look.

"Oh God," says Officer Smith. "I knew this man, I...I saw him at the office. Did that wendigo thing...actually kill him?"

"I...think so," says Sam, holding back tears.

Officer Smith looks at us with sympathy, now knowing that we were telling the truth. "Come on, let's move on."

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A/N: Thanks for reading, comment and vote please! 😀
-Lili