The Unwanted Guest

We thought this trip would be a perfect escape-a cabin in the middle of nowhere, no distractions, just us and the woods. At first, it was. Laughter, drinks, the kind of fun that makes you forget about everything. But something was wrong. I could feel it from the start. The way the wind would die down too quickly at night, the strange noises none of us could explain, the way my friends started acting... off.

The feeling of being watched was constant, lurking just beyond the trees. I tried to ignore it, tell myself I was imagining things, but as time passed, the tension in the group grew. Things began to go wrong. Little things at first, then one of us disappeared.

That's when I knew. We weren't alone. This trip was never meant to be just a getaway. We were here for a reason, and whatever brought us here... it's not finished with us yet.