The 7 Tellers

Chapter 6

"You have got to be kidding me!?" Both Stacy and Stephanie exclaimed, putting their face in their hands.

"There has to be some kind of mistake, officer. We couldn't have been here for 2 months," Maria said, getting up.

All of them dusted themselves off, holding their heads.

"Believe it or not, it's true. We need to get you guys to the police station and notify your parents that you have been found," The police officer said, leading them to the police car.

"I can't believe it, how did we even get here? I can't- I don't remember a single thing that happened," Wyatt said softly, trying to remember.

"It's weird, why were we in the middle of the forest? It just doesn't add up," Fel added, frustrated.

The police officer broke the friends into groups, four in one car, and three in the other.

Maria, Trina, Stephanie, and Stacy went inside the car, too stunned to say anything at all.

Wyatt, Fel, and Tara tried to remember anything, at least something that can explain why they were there for 2 whole months, it just sounded crazy.

I mean think about it, one day you were on a camping trip and bam, you wake up in the middle of the forest with no memories of what had happened and to top it all off, a police officer tells you that you were missing for two months.

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"Oh my gosh, Fel, Tara, I missed you guys so much," Their mother weeped, hugging them and giving them kisses.

"Maria! Trina! We were worried sick," both moms cried, hugging the life out of their daughters.

"Stacy! Why didn't you call!? We thought t-that we lost you," Her mother cried, kissing her cheek before her mother and father hugged her tightly.

"Stephanie, what in the world were you doing? You were missing for two months!" Her father exclaimed, hugging her.

"Don't you dare scare me like that again, Wyatt," His mother cried out, hugging him and showering him with kisses.

Everyone began to cry, missing their parents.

"What happened to you all? You guys better have a good explanation," Stacy's mom told them.

"Mom, we don't know what happened. I swear, I don't have any memories of what happened," Stacy responded, pulling at her hair.

"We're just as confused as you guys are, we just don't know anything," Stephanie added, wiping her eyes.

The police officer then came back, scanning over the teenagers.

"This is the weirdest case I have ever been assigned to. All we know is that you were out on a camping trip with your class which then led you guys to be missing for two months. After talking to your classmates, they all said that they didn't see you guys at all."

"Even if this is an odd situation, isn't this case closed since you have found us already?" Wyatt asked.

"Indeed it is but we still don't know why you guys were just sleeping in the middle of the forest, all scratched up for two whole months without food or water. I suspect that someone is behind this, but then again I can't be sure since their is no evidence and you guys don't remember anything. However, this whole case was about finding you guys and we did so you are free to go," the police officer said.

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He/She chuckled evilly. "Only 1 more month, and then I can finally exterminate those pests, They will never know what hit them."

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1 month later...

All seven friends woke up from their deep slumber, sweating.

It was in the middle of the night, and the mysterious person smiled sickly.

"They remembered, huh. Heh, time for a little costume change, then."

Each of them held their head in pain, closing their eyes.

The only words they could say were, "I-I remember."

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"Wait, mom, dad, you have to believe me! I'm not lieing I swear I'm telling the truth! The p-person, it's going to k-kill us!" Stacy shouted at her parents, frustrated that they wouldn't believe her.

"What has gotten into you, Stacy!? That was a month ago, how come you're only telling me about this now!?" Her mother said, trying to pry Stacy off from her.

"MOM, LISTEN TO ME!" Stacy tried once more, crying and laughing for no reason.

"DAD, MOM, PLEASE LET ME GO! I-I NEED TO ESCAPE!" Stacy kept on shouting.

Stacy then began to throw things, frustrated and angry.

'What am I doing!?'

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"Stephanie! Stop throwing things!"

"DAD, WE NEED TO LEAVE BEFORE IT FINDS US! W-WE CAN'T S-STAY H-HERE!" Stephanie screamed while crying. "We're not safe.."

Stephanie let out a small giggle. "LET'S GO BEFORE W-WE DIE, IT MAY FIND US!"

Her dad tried to calm her down, but to no avail.

She kept throwing things and shouting.

'I need to stop!'

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"Fel, Tara what are you doing!?" their mother shouted at them, frightened.

Fel kept on placing things in front of the door, preventing people from coming in and leaving.

Tara kept on crying and throwing everything in sight, murmuring, "it's going to find us," over and over again while putting her hands through her hair.

"WE REMEMBER! IT'S GOING TO KILL US NOW, W-WE CAN'T LET IT FIND US!" Fel shouted, throwing a chair at the door.

They both laughed, breaking things, and crying.

'NOW! I need to stop but I can't'

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"Wyatt, I am not calling the police, get a hold of yourself!" Wyatt's mother shouted at him.

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, MOM! IT'S GOING TO KILL US!" Wyatt screamed once more, breaking the window with a chair. 

"Wyatt-"

Before she could finish, Wyatt went downstairs and locked the door, hiding from the windows and turning of all the lights.

He began to shout, throwing things and breaking them.

'I don't have control over myself...'

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"Maria, Trina, stop this nonsense right now!" both mothers said, grabbing a hold of their daughters.

"LET ME GO! WE CAN'T BE SEEN BY IT! IT'S GOING TO KILL US, IT'S GOING TO KILL US!" Maria screamed, trying to get out of her mother's hold.

"WE NEED TO GO, NOW. PLEASE, BELIEVE US OR WE'RE GOING TO DIE!" Trina shouted at them, trying to get out.

They both cried, shouting and protesting.

'I can't do anything.'

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The parents all thought of one and only one solution only.

'He/She has gone crazy... I need to send them to... an asylum.'