Nightmare in the Woods
Charlotte
I don’t know what I did wrong. I don’t know how I got here. All I know is that the darkness is coming closer. I can feel the cold dampness of the ground underneath me. The chill of the earth against my temple helped cool the raging pain in my head. I could only glimpse the faint outline of the towering trees. It was definitely dark out. So where was the light coming from? My eyelids felt too heavy to keep open anymore. My eyes fluttered open for the last time to see a blinding light…then darkness.
Nicole
“It’s been a week since she has gone missing and they still haven’t found her,” I told Nathaniel. We are standing in the hallway beside the math classroom.
“I know, but there is nothing we can do about it. …show more content…
His every turn. His every breath. He noticed me one day when he was getting his books from his locker. Even though he didn’t look right at me I could see his body stiffen and move his neck ever so slightly to catch a small glimpse of my staring eyes. I knew I didn’t want him to think I was a stalker so I left without looking back.
The next day when I was doing the same thing, he turned his head and stared at me right back. I I I don’t know how long we stood there staring at each other before he broke our gaze and headed to his next class.
Right after school that day I came up to him.He had a confused look on his face.
“Hi,” I say
“Hey?”
“Look, I know you wouldn’t want to be caught dead with me but I know that Charlotte turned you down. I just wanted to say sorry. I know how you feel. If you want, maybe we could be friends? You don’t have to talk to me at school, but if you need anyone to talk to… you can come to me,” She says with a crooked smile. We stare at each other for a moment and then I say:
“Maybe some other time, but thanks for being so nice.”
“No problem,” I say, and turn the corner so he can’t see my grinning face in the shadows. …show more content…
Just like that. I know that it wasn’t me who wanted to kill her. It was my worst nightmare. The person that destroyed my life. That has put me behind bars. All because she wanted revenge for what had happened in the eighth grade? It can’t be. No one would do such a thing just for a little revenge. I thought she was just being friendly. The worst thing, though, was that I had bought it. I knew she was no good, but I still believed her. I believed every single word. I believed her so much that I had let her drug me. I had let her set me up. She told me that she was the one who would be there for me when everyone else wasn’t. And in that moment, when I was feeling the most rejected, she was. It was like I would do anything she wanted me to. I would have killed anyone if that's what she
Charlotte
I don’t know what I did wrong. I don’t know how I got here. All I know is that the darkness is coming closer. I can feel the cold dampness of the ground underneath me. The chill of the earth against my temple helped cool the raging pain in my head. I could only glimpse the faint outline of the towering trees. It was definitely dark out. So where was the light coming from? My eyelids felt too heavy to keep open anymore. My eyes fluttered open for the last time to see a blinding light…then darkness.
Nicole
“It’s been a week since she has gone missing and they still haven’t found her,” I told Nathaniel. We are standing in the hallway beside the math classroom.
“I know, but there is nothing we can do about it. …show more content…
His every turn. His every breath. He noticed me one day when he was getting his books from his locker. Even though he didn’t look right at me I could see his body stiffen and move his neck ever so slightly to catch a small glimpse of my staring eyes. I knew I didn’t want him to think I was a stalker so I left without looking back.
The next day when I was doing the same thing, he turned his head and stared at me right back. I I I don’t know how long we stood there staring at each other before he broke our gaze and headed to his next class.
Right after school that day I came up to him.He had a confused look on his face.
“Hi,” I say
“Hey?”
“Look, I know you wouldn’t want to be caught dead with me but I know that Charlotte turned you down. I just wanted to say sorry. I know how you feel. If you want, maybe we could be friends? You don’t have to talk to me at school, but if you need anyone to talk to… you can come to me,” She says with a crooked smile. We stare at each other for a moment and then I say:
“Maybe some other time, but thanks for being so nice.”
“No problem,” I say, and turn the corner so he can’t see my grinning face in the shadows. …show more content…
Just like that. I know that it wasn’t me who wanted to kill her. It was my worst nightmare. The person that destroyed my life. That has put me behind bars. All because she wanted revenge for what had happened in the eighth grade? It can’t be. No one would do such a thing just for a little revenge. I thought she was just being friendly. The worst thing, though, was that I had bought it. I knew she was no good, but I still believed her. I believed every single word. I believed her so much that I had let her drug me. I had let her set me up. She told me that she was the one who would be there for me when everyone else wasn’t. And in that moment, when I was feeling the most rejected, she was. It was like I would do anything she wanted me to. I would have killed anyone if that's what she