short horror

keep running

when i was 9 years old, my parents would often drop me off at my uncle's cabinet in the woods for summer vacation since they couldn't take any days off, i really enjoyed my time there, you would think a 9 year old city girl and a 42 year old formal officer living in the countryside don't go together well, but we were best friends, every day we would wake up, watch cartoons, have breakfast in bed, go by the lake, learn how to fish, get groceries down town, i really liked taking walks in the beautiful forest by the cabinet, my uncle never let me go alone though, as a kid i didn't see it as him watching over me, more like him spoiling my adventures, so, one day, at night, i sneaked out, it seemed so cool to me back then, i felt like a spy sneaking out, the forest was as beautiful at night as it was during day time, i wanted to go by the lake i knew was there, but, as expected, i got lost, i then realized i never cared about my way back home since my uncle was always there to take me back, suddenly the hall place seemed scary, i started hearing things, i was shaking, i crouched down and waited for my uncle to find me, i remember being so scared back then, i was crying when i felt a hand on my shoulder, looking up i saw my uncle, finally i was safe, he took my hand calmly and led the way, we kept walking for a while, i knew something was off, why wasn't he saying anything ? Shouldn't he scold me? just then i heard my uncle s voice screaming from behind me lily run!

i was scared, i looked back to see my uncle running towards me, i looked at the hand holding me to see a black skinny hand, i tried pulling my hand out, i didn't want to look up, i was scared, just then, a gunshot went off, my uncle shot the think , instead of being frozen in place, i went off running, my uncle yelled run to the left !keep running! i cried while running , i was so worried, i tripped so much, but i kept running , finally i saw the highway there i saw my uncle's car, i got in and hugged my knees, after what felt like hours, my uncle got in the car, he gave me his phone to call the police, and passed out, it all happened so fast, my uncle was taken to a hospital, my parents were called, i was getting asked by the police about what attacked my uncle, i couldn't talk, so i was left with my parents, after that, i never went there for summer, my family never brought it up, my uncle said he didn't remember it, I'm 21 now, i can't tell if what i saw that day was real or just my brain's making things up, it seemed like a dream, until

a month ago, when my uncle came to visit me, we went out for dinner, watched a video, then came back home, as i was getting ready to bed i got a call from my uncle

Saying he couldn't make it, he had some urgent matters to take care of, just as i hung up, i saw ,my bedroom door opening, and long black fingers holding it. . .

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