The Forest And Them
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Last published Sat, Jan 21, 2017
Years ago, three boys befriended Tori. Years ago, three boys, disappeared. Their best friend, Tori has had reoccurring nightmares about the boys. How did they disappear, and why? She can't sleep, she can't go to school, the only time she leaves the house is to go to the doctor's or the therapist's. The one time she decides to leave, she is kidnapped and taken into the forest that surrounds her hometown.
She is convinced her life is over, she'll never be happy, and she can't go on, but little does she know, this 'camp' isn't as bad as she thought it would be.........
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