It was me. I was his victim. Nobody could hear my screeches. I was... Alone. I was wondering through the forest with a dim flashlight. Searching for things unknown. My flashlight started flickering on and off repeatably. I started to run as fast as my little legs would carry me. Panting heavily, until I was awaken by jumping upon my bed. "Justin!" I shouted while crawling over to hug him. "Ashlyn whats wrong?" My brother questioned me. "I had a nightmare that I was one of the subjects!" I alerted.
After I calmed down I got up and went downstairs to greet my mother and my father. They noticed my face was as red as a firetruck, I had puffy eyes, and a nose running like our kitchen facet. "Ashlyn darling! What's the matter?" My Mother asked me. "Nothing Mom, just a bad dream that's all." I answered. "Okay sweetie but just so you know, you can always tell me anything and I wont judge you." My mother said. "Okay Mom. Thank you."
After I went downstairs with Justin, My mother, and my Father and ate breakfast, I decided to go to the library to research the Subjects. I stopped by my best friend Cassie's house to invite her along. When we got to the library, I quickly charged over to the "Horror and Paranormal" section. I wanted to see if I could find the monster who captures 2 subjects from each of the 5 zones.
After hours of hopeless reading I found one passage saying this: 2 people out of the 5 zones in our country between the ages of 8 and 13 get picked as a subject. Each of the 5 subjects are taken out to a forest for 7 days. They are supplied with 2 cans of food, 3 bottles of water, Neosporin medicine, flashlight, and 2 AA batteries. Each subject will start out in an in closed room tied to chairs in straight jackets. Subjects must work together to get out of the jackets and survive in the wilderness for 7 days. If a subject is killed or dies from starvation and or infection, other subjects may hear a loud bullhorn representing peace for the victim. The last person alive will bring great honor to their zone....
After I read that passage, Cassie and I went home for dinner. I grasped Justin's arm the second we finished eating, and took him into the nearest closet to tell him my discoveries.
