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Black Forest

February 20, 2024
By aargueta6925 BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
aargueta6925 BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
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¨DEREK! WHERE´D YOU GO! DEREK STOP PLAYING!¨ Dakota says. ¨SON, I'M SORRY FOR LEAVING YOU! WHERE ARE YOU?¨ A voice unfamiliar to them said ¨you took too long adam! HES mine now!¨ Adam felt his heart sink. The only thing he could do was…

Let's rewind seven hours. Adam and his two kids, Dakota and Derek, go hiking on Mount´ Orphan, the mountain known for missing people. The forest near Mount´ Orphan is Oakley forest and the Black forest. Both of the forests are located near each other. Too close to each other.

Adam and his teenage children hiked the mountain for 3 hours until Dakota got tired. They hiked down the mountain, which only took 1 hour to get down. They didn't expect to land near the Oakley forest and Black forest. Adam took the lead and walked around the mountain, but it felt like they'd been walking around in circles. They walked around the mountain for 1 hour repeatedly. Adam had enough and told his kids ¨we´re gonna have to go through the Oakley forest to get to the car.¨ Dakota replied ¨I don't play with forests, I've seen too many movies!¨ Derek said ¨for real, I ain't going through no forest.¨ 

Adam insisted that the only way to get back to the car is to go through Oakley forest and keep walking north. Both Dakota and Derek disagreed. ¨We didn't even come through the forest, we´re gonna get lost in the forest dude.¨ Derek said.  ¨Maaan I knew I shouldn't have come here, I could've been at the house eating my hot pocket and stuff.¨Dakota said. Adam got frustrated at their complaining and without saying a word, he started walking to the forest, Oakley forest. Dakota followed, but Derek stayed back hoping that would change their minds. It didn´t, Derek had no choice but to follow behind them, they were walking so fast. They had to hurry back to the car before sunset. It was five in the afternoon, two more hours until sunset. 

Derek kept following, they weren't walking north, the way dad said. ¨C'mon you're too slow, we have to go this way. Dakota said. ¨Derek replied ¨Hold on, why y´all walking so fast, slow down, my legs hurt!¨ Derek kept following Dakota and his dad but didn't question the fact they weren't going north. ¨yo, slow down for real, I don't think my legs can take all this running.¨ Adam said ¨almost there!¨ in a deep voice. Deeper than usual. ¨Dad, you okay? Derek said exhaustingly. Dakota replied, ¨yo shut up, keep up fool.¨It was six twenty-six in the afternoon. Almost sunset. Almost dark. 

¨Yo I don't think this is the right way, are you sure this is the right way dad? Derek said. Adam replied in a sinister tone ¨I'm not your dad¨ Derek froze, and his throat swelled up. 

¨Dad? Dakota? Stop playin´, it's getting dark.¨ 

Derek was never following Dakota or Adam, the spirits of the Black forest clouded his understanding. The whole time, Derek was following the spirits from the Black forest that somehow wandered through the Oakley forest. The spirit that disguised itself as Adam and Dakota withered in the air, and turned into a voice so strong it hurt Derek. Derek fell to the ground in a fetal position, held his ears and screamed from the torment. Dakota and Adam heard Derek screaming from the Black forest and ran towards the scream. The spirit laughed at the pain it caused, ¨He´s mine now, hehhaha!¨ The time was darker than usual, seven thirty-one on dad´s watch. The only thing Adam could do in that very moment was to sacrifice himself to save Derek. ¨TAKE ME, LET HIM GO AND TAKE ME!¨ The spirit listened but didn't play Adam´s rules. Derek and Adam were tormented in the forest. Dakota ran to find help, but she didn't want to go back. Dakota found the street-hitchhiked and got in the car of a stranger. Little did she know the person driving was Adam. ¨DAD! IS THIS A JOKE? YOU WERE JUST AT THE...¨ Adam cut her off , turned his head and smiled in a disturbing way ¨HEY DAKOTA.¨


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I´m a senior in high school. I live in San Antonio Texas  


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