The Cottage In The Dark Woods. [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter - 6

Nobody's P.O.V

The next morning, Rose was having her breakfast and she was acting like nothing happened, yesterday. She didn't seem to care if her family was worried about her or not. She couldn't even care if she could be lost or die. She began making abysmal decisions since these days. She was always smiling since she came back from the forest. Fortunately, she didn't get any injuries. Her aunt was even about to call the polices when she was gone. Anyway, all of them happened, yesterday. Things were not looking up as everyone expected. 

"Can I play with my friend, outside? Auntie", Rose was standing behind Mrs. Clara with a huge smile on her face. "Of Course. Little Rosey. But be careful and don't go into the forest again, Okay?", she smiled back but she wasn't happy at all. "Okie Donkie!, Bye! Auntie", Rose gave her a smile and waved at the same time as she ran outside. Everybody thought that her friend was 'Imaginary' but it was actually a...'Spirit'? Perhaps, a Ghost. (Oh Gosh. This story is so random. Well, I'm just gonna let it be). It was that Lady. But why wasn't she lost like the other children? Probably, she was Lucky. People would call her 'Weirdo' if they saw her, at this time. Because she was playing with no one. In her mind, she was holding someone's hand and running around and singing the same song she heard in her dream. She told her Aunt about that Lady. Clara was sorta surprised when she heard the story. She would be. The story was terrifying. She wondered 'How can a 7-year-old child create this kinda awful story?' but she just answered herself like 'Maybe, Mark showed her too much horror movies'. 

[Meanwhile in Hospital]

"Hello?", Merry answered the phone as she walked outside of the room(which was Rose living) and closed the door. "Hi, It's Clara. How's Iris doing?", Clara replied in a quite worried tone. "Oh, she feels much better, right now. And how's Rose?". "I'm so glad to hear that. Rose? Oh-she keeps talking about her new friend. She even drew her and showed me. How Adorable...even though her friend was a bit creepy and staring at me with Bloody Eyes-However, it's so lovely to see her so happy. But surprisingly, Rose told me about her backstory, every detail. I was sorta surprised at that moment. I mean, how can a 7-year-old innocent child imagine the whole story. Also the story was quite terrifying. Well, actually, totally terrifying. I think Rose and Mark watch horror movies too much", she chuckled. "They seriously need to quit it", she continued in a serious tone. "Can you tell me about the story?", Merry spoke, quickly. She was a bit worried. 'What if Iris was right?', she thought. "Sure. That's why I called you, actually".

[Time Skipped] (LOL, I'm too lazy to write that part)

After, she finished telling the story. "What she's doing now?". "She's playing outside and she seems fine". "Good, please, keep your eyes on her, All The Time. I'll be there. And take care", before Clara could say anything, she hanged up. She opened the door, just a little bit to check Iris. She was checking social media or watching something on her phone and she didn't notice that her Mom was watching her. Merry closed the door, gently and she wandered towards the outside door with quick footsteps. She stopped when she saw a nurse. "Please, take care of My daughter. The room's number is '103'. "Sure, Ma'am", they smiled at each others and walked away. Merry grabbed the car keys from her pocket and she got into the car. The engine started and the car began moving.

The phone rang and she picked it up. "Hello?", she responded. "Hey, Honey. Umm...I'll be home, later than before. Boss just gave me more Bloody Works, I'm sorry that I can't come for family-din-". "Oh, it's fine, honey. It's understandable". "And how's Iris?". "Hmm...she's doing Quite Well". "Chuffed to hear that. Umm...I've gotta go. Bye, Honey. Love you". "Bye bye. Love you, too and Good Luck!", they hanged up at the same time. She was so wrong that she thought it was just an incidental issue when Iris told her. But she thanked her sister 'Clara' for telling her about Rose and the story before it was too late. She was driving the car, quite fast but she was very careful and cautious. Suddenly, she heard the sound of police cars and as she turned around, she saw 2 police cars passed. She started getting worried because the circumstance was getting quite dodgy. Why were they driving so fast? And were they leading to her house? Her mind was full of questions. She must arrive home before anything bad happened. She hoped she wouldn't happen like Iris did. That was why she was driving, not so fast. But the road was quite difficult. And the distance between the city and her house was So Long. 

[Time Skipped]

Eventually, she arrived. But her nightmare was waiting for her. Two blokes were asking something to Clara. And the rest of them were looking for someone in the forest with the flash lights. Those cars were the same cars she saw on the road. She got off the car and ran to the men and her sister. Her heartbeat was running faster than her footsteps. "What happened here? And where's Rose?", she asked them as she looked around. "Ma'am. Please, calm down. We'll try our best to find your daughter. All you need to do is Breathe and Chill. And if we don't find her, we'll call the backup", one of the men replied and they left to find her. It was almost evening and it was getting dark. But it was even darker in the woods. Merry couldn't control her tears. She was so gutted that she didn't notice that Clara was hugging her to comfort her. 'What if no one could find her baby?'. 'What if Iris heard this news?'. "It was my fault", Clara interrupted her train of thoughts. "No, No, It was not your fault. It was Th-The Woman. She took My Baby and-". "Listen, I was to blame when I could stop her. The last time I saw was, Rose was holding that bloody woman's hand and walking into the woods. I saw her. I called Rose out loud, many times as I was running to them but Rose didn't even look at me back. And then, they're gone. I went into the woods but... I was just afraid if I could be lost. So, I called the polices". What would happen next?.......

Thanks for reading this random story.

Apology for updating this, late. The reason was, I forgot to write the next part. 

Anyway, Have a nice day and Take care of yourself.