Entry #12050104001305

This Is The Part Where We Run Away

"I'm running to the store to pick up something," Jay told Tim as he picked up his keys from the desk beside his laptop. "I shouldn't be gone but half an hour at most."

"We went to the store yesterday," Tim replied, looking up from the book he was reading. Something about seeing Tim relaxed on his bed with a book in his hand made Jay want to laugh but he didn't know why.

"I know. There's something I forgot though. Do you need anything while I'm there?"

"No, I don't think so."

"Alright, I'll be back soon then."

"'Kay," Tim absentmindedly replied as he went back to reading his book.

After getting in his car, Jay drove by the store and grabbed a bag full of oranges, dropping them into the passenger's seat before heading toward Rosswood Park. He hated having to lie to Tim but he knew that his new boyfriend would never have allowed him to leave if he knew where he was actually going. Something continually pulled at the cameraman, compelling him to return to the park when he knew that there was nothing there for him - nothing good, at least.

After he had pulled into a parking space and made sure he had an extra blank tape in his pocket, Jay exited his vehicle and began following one of the trails back into the forest. Once he was inside the forest, he made sure to keep to the path, not wanting to get lost. After all, he had told Tim he wouldn't be gone but half an hour. He still had nearly twenty minutes until he was due back - not enough time to search as thoroughly as he would have liked, but enough to look nonetheless.

With the sun overhead, the light filtered through the leaves, making his surroundings spotted in light and covered in shadows. Thankfully, the shadows weren't significant and didn't hinder his sight. Though the day was beautiful, Jay was glad he had brought his jacket. A light breeze blew, keeping him the perfect temperature as it shook the leaves of the trees.

A noise startled the man and he whipped around, camera in hand, only to find a bird rustling in the leaves. His heart had sped up incredibly and he heaved a sigh at the little animal. He shouldn't be so jumpy, but the forest always had that effect on him, especially if he was alone or if it was after dark.

Entering a vaguely familiar clearing in the woods, Jay surveyed the area, his camera following his movements. Though he couldn't see anything in the forest, something caught his ear: a sound, somewhere among the trees across from him, but the forest was too dense for him to see the source of the noise. It sounded exactly like thundering footsteps crushing leaves, a sound Jay was familiar with after having run through the forest countless times himself.

Bursting from the trees and into the clearing was a woman with pale skin and dark hair, someone Jay immediately recognized. As Jessica frantically ran, the panic was clear on her face and Jay's stomach lurched. What was she doing in the middle of Rosswood? What was she running from? What was going on?

As the brunette crossed the clearing rapidly, Jay realized she was headed straight for him. By the time his mind registered that he should be moving, Jessica was crashing into him, taking them both to the ground.

Her arms flailed for a moment as she tried to scramble away before one of her hands came up and pushed the hair away from her face and she realized who she had run into.

"Jay?" she asked, her eyes wide. "What are you doing here?"

The two pushed themselves to their feet as Jay asked, "What are you doing here?" His mind was running a thousand miles an hour and nothing made sense.

Her panic seemed to double and she looked over her shoulder before focusing back on the cameraman. "Alex is here. I think he kidnapped me. He had a gun." Her voice shook with emotion and her eyes were glassy with tears that threatened to spill over any second. "I don't know what's going on," she said, her voice cracking.