Alone In The Woods

The Three Tapes

    I needed to get out of here and find my father. I should also find the other 12 girls, if they are even alive, that is. First things first, explore the house. I already know the whole interior of the house. Then that means I should watch the VHS tapes.

   Tape one: "Watch Me"

    I slid the tape into the tape reader and waited for the video to load. A video of a woman filming herself then popped up. She has shoulder-length, curly, black hair and cherry red lips. She looked worried and panicky, she seems to be hiding from someone.

    "To whoever finds this tape, I am very sorry. My husband hasn't been around often. By the time that you find this tape, I am most likely no longer on this Earth, but I have a warning. My husband is capable of many things. Do not underestimate on what he might do to you. My only wish is to let all 13 of you women free."

     She then turned around quickly and looked back at the camera. She looked even scared than before.

    "My time is up, goodbye girls." 

     The video then cuts off. That woman must've known about what's going on. I also assumed that her husband might've been the kidnapper. The time stamp on the video showed that it was recorded on April 1, 2017. The day my mother died.

    I ponder a lot about my mother. I recently remembered that my mother was murdered, yet I do not remember what she looked like. It felt weird and depressing to empathize on someone you forgot the identitiy of.

     Tape Two: "April 2, 2004"

      I removed tape one and placed tape two inside. The screen buzzed into a view of a forest. A  family of 4 is seen in the background. They looked like as if they were pitching a tent. The camera then turned around to show the exact same woman in the previous video, but with longer hair. She started smiling.

     "Ron, please promise me to protect these kids when I'm gone. I sense my end coming soon."

      The video then cut off. Who would say that with a smile? When I removed the tape from the tape reader, I saw that the film was cut off. No- ripped off. I can't watch the rest of the tape now.

      Tape 3: "For Jenna"

    I uncased tape 3 and I placed the tape in. It started buffering but then played. This time, a young boy was recording it. He has brown, shaggy hair and appears to be around 11 years old.       He seems to be recording from a treehouse of sorts. He is alse accompanied by two of his suppoused friends. They were playing truth or dare.

    "Ronald, truth or dare?" one friend asked.

    "Truth" 

     "Do you have a crush on Jenna?" another friend asked.

     "Ugh, yes I do. But don't tell her or I'll tell Becky that you like her."

      They all then laughed on the floor. I checked the time stamp and it read, September 24, 1989. Damn, that's a long time ago.

        I took out the tape and then laid it next to the two other tapes neatly. Whoever owns these tapes must've owned this house, but this house is so remote. Who on earth would live here? Why was I even here in the first place? I checked the time again. 17:00. I should start to cook dinner.

      I fixed my glasses and opened the fridge. There's some broccoli in it. I could boil it and make some soup. I checked the freezer and found a lot of chicken legs. I decided to cook some chicken cordon bleu. I was lucky that whoever put me in this house, they gave me some food, or else I would be outside, hunting some animals and collecting berries to survive.

     I decided to turn on the radio to listen to while I was cooking. Not the news, some music will be more appropriate. Especially jazz music. For once, I felt like a regular woman, or rather more of a housewife. Cooking while listening to some tunes. Just like how it was back in the 1950s. I would've wished that that was the case, but I must remember that I was kidnapped and probably held captive.

   THUMP!

    CRASH!

    That came from the bottom floor. The problem is that there's no bottom floor.