The Wheat Field

"Mom were are we" I whined in impatience .

"We're almost to New Jersey , now stop your whining " she replied with a chuckle

I was so ecstatic about this trip. It was something me and my family and Adam could look forward to . And thanks to me this trip is happening ,

my dad had some weird trip in mind to going to another corn maze , I can't stand corn mazes . They give me the creeps .

Flashback?

"Leslie stay close okay hun?!"

"Okay mom!"

In a rush I ignored her rant and threw myself into the stocks leaving my family on the trail .

I had been pushing through the corner for what had seemed like forever wanting to impress my family that I made it to the end before then , but the maze was getting thicker and heavier to push , slowly the stocks began making markings into my skin.

I pushed and squeezed through the smaller areas but everytime I forced my body into the crevices I would physically drain , it was getting darker and my body was limp , almost falling through than pushing . I opened my eyes and looked around me realizing I had strayed to far this time and didn't know we're i was . In that moment I in violent spastic motions turned around and sprinted my hardest to the end which was no where near . Finally out poured from every ounce of energy , I collapsed . Lying still on the ground . My eyes flickered shut and my body went numb with gashes and blue bruises all over it . I swear someone could be murdered here and never be found .

I woke in the hospital the next morning and instantly thought it was a dream but I looked down at my arms and saw the bruises from the thick plant smacking against my skin .

" the doctor said we could go home today " my father said sitting there eyes pasted to the book he had in hand. Not once breaking his stare to look at me . He was such a nerd . I looked to my right and my mother was there smiling and chuckling as if I had just told a joke . This wasnt funny .

It was traumatizing . I asked her why she was laughing and she had told me "because I told you to stay close" and with that I couldn't help but laugh either .

End of flashback

Like I was saying , I wasn't going to a corn maze .

Me and my sister were talking about trip ideas and since we can't go to the beach because it was around thirty-fifty degrees and I wasn't one to enjoy turning into an icicle.

We sat and watched devious maid reruns and looking at one of the homes wooden interior , smooth and polished , gave me the idea of a cottage or cabin , but one in the woods because I had an idea of cozy and peaceful trip , were I could shoot some photography shops to fishing and just have fun . I was looking around for some in New Jersey and Virginia since I lived in southern Pensilvania , I wanted a different scene . And me and jean definently did not want some stupid tour . I was looking at ads on Craig's list when I came across a cute little cabin 390$ for five days , seemed to good to be true and cheap but to good to pass up , the cabin was petite and mahogany wood , breath taking and two story . behind it was a small lake with a dock and small fishing boat , but best of all there was a four wheeler and bikes for the trails in the shed connected to the cabin . obviously I jumped at the offer and got my parents to see and eventually we were all excited .

I was especially excited when my dad suggested Adam tag along because he had no plans , this break would be perfect .

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"Hey Jean do you have the time?"

"Yea it's about 4:30" my little sister replied to adam as she abruptly stuck her head phones back into her ears and opening up some boring Shakespeare book about faeries and some messed up love triangles and glueing her eyes to it like it needed to be read by 7:00 . I watched as she bobbed her head to her music flipping the pages while twirling her long auburn hair around her finger . I'd always admired her intelligence , always reading and learning new things .

"Are you excited?" I whispered to Adam since my mom and dad were taking about how they needed to pay my car bill when we got back home and the water bill , which was a drab conversation considering we were about to have a great time!

"No i hate everyone and everything about this trip" he said monotone yet sarcastically "of course I am" he retorted , i let out a sarcastic gasp like i even had a doubt. I so was glad he was excited because I want him to have a great time with the family . Adam has been my friend since 3rd grade and now were sophomores , I love him like I love donuts, he was a part of the family , almost everyday after school he was at my house mooching And eating our food hah.

For the majority of the ride my mom told my dad how much she loved out new 8'seat compact Honda pilot which was actually a really nice new car for the family . My little sister just read and me and Adam watched half of ice age 3 .

Most of the time I stared bleakly out the window watching as the trees and fields quickly escaped my vision and replaced it with a new view of the same thing but with a lag in the motion. And contradicted how fast I was going compared to my Vision . Boring I know .

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I watched as the sun began rolling itself down further and further into the color looping sky , it grew smaller and smaller and receded farther and farther down past the horizon , leaving a beautiful trail of pink , yellow and orange that bled into purple and violet shades across the new night sky .

The movie had been over for quite some time but Adam just continued playing on my phone as if I didn't exist and wasnt sitting next to him because every move he made In his game he jumped around and shoved me into my annoyed sister .

My head was starting to pound , And my migraine started to kick in , I slowly felt around for my bag fumlkng around adams and jeans feat whi didnt seam to budge the least bit , taking ahold of my bag o searched around the bottom and grabbed my bottle of imitrex , struggling to open the lid , I finally got two in my hand , too lazy to get a water bottle and gathered saliva in my mouth and popped them in , which left a lump feeling In my throat . Almost immediately after taking the medicine I dosed off into my dreams .

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Warmth . I felt warmth on my skin as my eyes fluttered open to a bliss sunrise from out of the window , when I noticed red speckles on the glass , and the car was stopped ? I abruptly spun my body around to face the front and realized my mother , father , and sister gone . Blood . Blood was splattered everywhere , on my legs on the seats of my parents and bloody hand Marks smeared across the dashboard , all the doors were wide open .

It was then that I noticed I was in the alone in the middle of a wheat field , how did we get hear? My heart begin to speed up and my breath hitched in my throat . I couldn't breath , my esophagus started to shut inside of me and I felt as If I was choking. All air was cut off and my eyes began to sting with tears of fear . Fear of not knowing what happend , fear of knowing this may or may not be a dream , fear of being alone . I slowly got out of the car and inspected the doors which had claw marks on them , coyotes? My heart was beating a mile a minute and I felt as if my world had been demolished when I saw the blood trail leading in to the tall wheat .

I followed the trail shaking until I found what I believed is my father , mauled to peices and the only trace if it being him was the color of the shirt , across lied my mother mangled and torn apart limb by limb , but no sign of jean. "JEAN!!!" "JEAN"!!! "HELP ME ! ANYONE PLEASE HELP" I screamed in agony . I couldn't handle everything that had just happened in the past three minutes , everything was spinning , to overwhelmed to even cry I just started to choke . It was then that I heard a faint whisper that were made out to be "Leslie sh" I quickly turned around suprised to see Adam sitting in the very back row if the car Peering his head through the bent over seat . His eyes were red and puffy and his clothing covered in blood . He kept whispering but I couldn't hear him anymore I was in my own universe or sorrow. My body went numb and I just collapsed onto the ground shaking and weeping . My everything had just been stripped from me . Piece by piece .