Buried Secrets

Chapter 13: Westonburg Woods

Allison's P.O.V

"I don't know how she knows anything about this because I didn't tell her!" I exclaimed strolling down the sidewalk in the park with Ashlie.

"Someone did." Ashlie said.

"I know, but it was not me." I assured. "Who could it be anyway?"

"I don't know." Ashlie started then lowered her voice. "To be honest, I didn't know anyone else knew about Hannah."

"Have you ever thought about something?" I asked Ashlie.

"Thought about what?" Ashlie said.

"About who would've fell off that tower if Hannah is still alive. Think about it, whoever that was, Ashlie, certainly was dead. We both know it. Even if it was Hannah and she still somehow was alive then how would she have gotten out after we buried her?" I explained while walking towards a bench.

"Are we both for sure that was Hannah at the concert? How would Hannah know we were going to be there, front and center, anyway?" Ashlie said taking a seat next to me on the bench.

"Both of us know two things for sure, Ashlie. One, Neither one of us knew anything about Hannah. And two, someone is dead, and it's our fault." I said firmly.

Ashlie and I both sat on the bench looking at our surroundings. A few little kids playing on the jungle gym, a mother walking with her young daughter while also pushing a stroller, the ducks around the pond with a waterfall in the middle of the pond, and some squirrels chasing each other around the trees.

"Ashlie?" I said turning to her.

"Yeah?" She answered turning towards me.

"Promise me something." I asked but more like telling her to. "Promise that no matter what happens with this, we will still be best friends." I said keeping a straight face.

"Promise." Ashlie said, smiling and breaking my straight face to also make me smile.

We both turned back forward and looked around at out surroundings again, sitting in silence only listening to the ducks around the pond and the sound of little kids hollering while playing tag around the playground.

Lisa's P.O.V

I awoken with a great fear.

It was all just a big dream. Allison isn't a killer. No way, my baby girl would never even set her mind on something so terrible.

I laid in bed not thinking to call the nurses because I was so concentrated on the beautiful music playing from somewhere around me. It sounded like a violin. It seemed to approach me, getting louder with each chord being played.

Until someone's face appeared in the window of the door to my room.

Not her, again.

Allison's P.O.V

Ashlie and I continued our walk out of the park and down the streets towards our favorite home cooking restaurant Lola's.

We kept walking although we both knew how bad we wanted to go in there for some delicious chicken and dumplings.

I came to holding stop when I noticed something.

Ashlie continued walking not realizing I had stopped then turned around when she noticed I wasn't following her side.

"Allison, what are you doing?" She said motioning me to continue walking.

I ignored her and continued staring at this familiar place.

"Westonburg woods." I whispered loudly.

"What?" Ashlie said still motioning me.

"Ashlie, come here." I ordered.

She started towards me and stopped with her arms crossed looking at me.

"Yesterday, I found a postcard on my mom's bed. I don't know who it was from but I think it was from Hannah or whatever sick person is playing to be Hannah." I told her exactly what happened.

"No way." Ashlie gasped.

"What about it?" I asked.

"I got that too." She said.

I grabbed each one of her shoulders and turned her towards where I had been staring.

"Westonburg woods." Ashlie whispered.

We both stared in awe at the trees as if we were waiting for some light bulb to pop above our heads.

"Let's go." I said venturing towards the thick trees.

"Allison, wait." Ashlie said.

I stopped immediately and waiting for Ashlie to run to me.

"What if there's something in there we don't want to see?" She asked me.

"I don't think much can compare to what we've seen. Who knows if there's even anything in here anyway? Hannah may have been trying to lead us here from the front of the postcard, or she may have just likes that specific one and decided on that one. Either way, we're about to find out." I spoke.

We both made our way to the entrance of the tall trees and bushes and walked straight in.

We had been walking around for about 10 minutes now, and found nothing.

"Allison, I think we're just going in circles." Ashlie whined.

"Hannah obviously did want us to come here, now I just know it." I said looking down at the ground intently hoping to see something.

"I think I found something!" I yelled.

Ashlie ran over to me.

"What?" She asked looking around where I was looking.

"Never mind, it's just a fox den." I said wearily.

"No, but I found something." Ashlie said moving her hand in the air.

"I don't see anything." I said looking up and squinting as if it would help me see something.

"That's exactly the point." Ashlie said hitting her hand on what seemed to be an invisible wall.

I walked closer up to where she was and also hit my hand on this thing.

"What is this?" I asked still hitting it lightly with my knuckles.

Ashlie also continued hitting it with her knuckles.

"I have no idea, but we're about to find out." Ashlie said putting her hand down to her side.