2021 FCHS Undefined

Selene's 2012 Subaru Outback and play their
favorite music. The two best friends drive for around
30 minutes before finally arriving at the forest
Selene's father told her about.
“‘Whispers Forest...’ yeah, not scary at all,
Selene,” Amy says as she reads the sign.
“That's the whole point. My father said that there
were old houses in here, and I don't see any ‘no
trespassing’ signs. So I'm going in,” Selene says
with confidence.
“Well, I think I'm gonna wait out here, S. I feel
creeped out,” Amy says quietly.
Selene stares at her friend for a moment before
situating her camera strap around her neck. She
waves dramatically, mocking Amy's fear of the
forest. Selene looks at her watch and sees the clock
reads 4:15 pm. Amy just opens up the car door, rolls
her eyes, sits down in the parked car, and shuts the
door.
Selene trudges deeper into the woods, stepping
on twigs and crunchy leaves. She can hear a nearby
babbling creek and birds chirping in the tall trees.
She feels her legs become more and more tired after
walking around for what feels like an eternity.
Suddenly, she stumbles upon a beaten up stone
path. She smiles to herself and whispers “Finally,”
under her breath. She follows the path until she
reaches an extravagant house with dramatic
windows. She walks around the house snapping a
few pictures, then decides to walk up to the front
door. She hesitates before opening the door, but
remembers that she needs the perfect picture.
She barely notices the dramatic temperature
change from chilly to freezing cold. Selene
continues to take photos ignoring the shivers
running down her spine. What she can't ignore are
the whispers, which she tries to tell herself are “just
the wind.” Her camera clicks and flashes, but her
photo-taking stops immediately when she hears a
crash upstairs.
Not even a moment later, an ear-piercing screech
rings through the house while heavy feet crash
down the stairs. Selene turns around and begins
running backward in horror as the dirty corpse of a
mangled woman staggers towards her. Selene runs
as fast as she can into the forest as she hears the
lady screeching demonically. Selene frantically
pushes past branches and tries to grasp her sense of
direction. Then, the voices stop and the forest falls
quiet. The only sound is Selene's heavy breathing.
Immediately, she spins around to try and find the
lady. She begins to hear hushed voices all around
her and they start to get louder. They quickly drive
her insane and she lets out a long scream that
echoes through the trees. She runs and comes across
the creek she heard earlier. The creek gives her
hope she will make it out in one piece. All around
her is the lady’s haunting presence. “Am I
hallucinating?” she thinks wildly.
When Selene feels like she can't run any longer,
she sees a break in the trees and what seems to be
the road. She turns around and snaps a picture of
the corpse that's been terrorizing her for at least an
hour. Then she leaps out of the tree line and falls in
the grass.
“Wow, Selene...that was quick,” Amy says while
standing above Selene, who lies panting on the side
of the road.
“Wh-what? I was in there for hours!” Selene
manages to say.
“Selene...it's only 4:16. You were only gone for
a minute,” Amy says with an annoyed face. “What
happened? Did you get any decent photos?”
“It...it was nothing,” Selene slowly says,
knowing nobody would ever believe her. “But I got
the picture.”
Selene and Amy get in the car and sit in silence
for the whole ride to Amy's house. Selene will still
do anything for the perfect picture.
Except for that again.
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