Alina Willow Rowland was, and had always been a city girl. If you asked her how to light a fire, she'd tell you about how one time she watched a movie and saw that the characters used their glasses and the sun. The first time Alina had made s'mores was when she was eleven years old and they weren't even from a fireplace. Those reasons (and other ones) had her friends shocked when she decided that they should go stay in a cabin in the woods. Of course, it wasn't real camping in tents and living outside but it was a start.
Her friends James, Finn, Amber, and Kaylee were hesitant at first. They didn't know what to tell her. I mean they thought it was a good idea. But they had this sinking feeling that this trip was not going to go well. After a minor debate, they agreed.
--The Day of the Trip--
Alina and Kaylee were currently waiting for Amber, James, and Finn to get to Alina's house.
"So, you excited?" Alina asked. She was, and she wanted her friends to also be excited.
"Yeah, of course!" She was lying through her teeth. "I mean the five of us are going to have an amazing time and I think this trip is going to be a story worth retelling."
The pair got quiet. Although the silence did not last for long. James decided to burst through the door.
"Y'all ready!", he exclaimed, "Where are your bags?"
"Have you decided to finally be a gentleman?" Alina asked slightly amused. James had a grin on his face.
"No! You women take too long to get ready and need strong men carry your bags."
Kaylee glared at him. He quickly grabbed her bags and started running. Kaylee chased after him. Finn glanced over to them and started laughing his head off. Alina gladly joined in.
"Need help with your bags?" Finn was gesturing towards her bags. Alina nodded grabbing her mini backpack and walking to the car. However, no one was in the car. Kaylee was still chasing James and Amber was recording the whole thing. Kaylee's bags were scattered all over the yard.
"This is going to be fun." Alina smiled to herself, "Losers, get in the car. We're going camping!" She yelled as she was getting into the car. Eventually they all got in and started driving.
-- 4 hours later --
Alina looked out the window excitedly. She couldn't stay still, jumping up and down in her seat with so much joy in her eyes as they passed all the giants with multicolored leaves. As soon as they got to the cabin she rushed into the cabin. Kaylee and Amber grabbed their things and walked inside.
The boys had a different plan.
"Look at this place!" Alina only saw the beauty of the cabin. The beautiful fireplace and the paintings on the walls. She enjoyed looking at the stain glass window. However, Kaylee and Amber knew they already wanted to leave. The second they had even stepped foot into the cabin they felt chills. It was like the cabin was actual Hell and it had frozen over.
Amber could have sworn that she saw the eyes of a painting move. She stared in shock.
"Guys, did you-" There was knocking on the window. Kaylee walked over to the window until Amber yelped before she got dragged into the hallway. Finn was her captor in this scenario and he found it quite hilarious when she started struggling. Of course, she was still creeped out because there was a random knight standing over the both of them. Amber told him to shut up, but Finn was silently laughing. From the corner of her eyes, she could see James hiding in behind the couch.
Alina and Kaylee were looking out to see if anyone was out there. James slowly tiptoed towards them. He yelled and they both jumped. Alina's first reaction was to punch him square in the jaw. Yeah this weekend was going to be full of surprises. Kaylee would normally be the one to do that but Alina had beat her to it.
