Broken and Fearless // C.B.

Chapter 16

Elton's Reaction to Suicide Forest Video

Elton requested Brennen and Jay come over so they could be a part of his reaction video as to what happened in Suicide Forest.

He set everything up and we all gathered around his laptop. Elton, Colby, and I were in front, while Jay and Brennen were in back.

Elton started explaining how he kept bringing me and Colby in so we could see the things he'd found. He then started the video and stopped when the deer skull appeared. We started talking about how we thought the skull was from a child. Colby started explaining what skinwalkers were, and we pointed out that the prey was dead but that we'd seen no predator. I sighed and started wringing my hands together, showing my nervousness and fear.

We talked about the technology failing and how the lights had failed during the night despite the fact that we'd put new batteries in right before entering the forest. The noose came onto the screen and I muttered, "That ribbon certainly helped a little."

Elton pointed out the strangeness of the audio. He said that the mic behaved weirdly whenever we mentioned suicide. He then said that he had talked to paranormal professionals who had said that the crackling mic wasn't normal.

The tent appeared on the screen and Jay wondered what we would have done had someone answered Elton calls. The lights then started dying. Elton had bought flashlights meant for 12 hours, and they'd only lasted two-and-a-half hours. He then talked about going back to the tent and I said, "Yeah, based on what happened to me and Elton, it was not a good idea to go back to that tent."

Brennen turned to me. "Yeah, no. That was a horrible fucking idea."

Elton turned up the volume and showed us something the viewers had found. We were standing around talking about ribbons and heard a loud sigh. Brennen said he had chills. Elton told us that the voice told us to go home and played it once more. It was right side audio and sure enough, the voice was telling us to go home. My hand found Colby's as I said, "We should've."

The lights continued dying and the audio was spazzing out. Elton and I feeling sick was next, and we were told that the audio would go to white noise. I nodded, noticing the wide-eyed fear in Brennen and Jay's eyes.

Brennen then said, "Something was right there with us that whole time."

"Yeah." Elton replied.

After Elton and I threw up, the white noise got louder, and Brennen wondered if someone could translate it to see if a spirit was interacting with us. I bit my lip and answered, "It probably was."

The white noise cut out and as soon as it did, Elton, on the screen, turned towards his right as he saw something. He told us we didn't see what was happening next, and had gotten email after email.

The camera then showed a girl and he paused it. He started explaining the figure and I leaned closer to the screen. "Uh, Uncle Elton? I saw her. That's why I freaked out, Colby."

He glanced at me. "You did? Did you see the guy?"

"No. Just the girl."

Jay talked about his number one fear of seeing a body and we had shined our lights on it. Elton had told the viewers that he would blur the person, but didn't see it in editing. He apologized for the girl and Brennen stated that the viewers had seen what we had seen and more.

Brennen mentioned the scary road trip and I pouted. "I don't wanna do that."

Elton shrugged. "Too bad. You have to."

The like count was close, which wasn't surprising, and we ended the video by telling people who were contemplating suicide to get help.

I nodded and said, "Guys, I'm here if you ever want to talk. DM me if you're hurting yourself or wanting to end your life. I don't want any of you to do that. You're so precious, and I couldn't bare for you guys to end it all. It gets better. Trust me."