Chapter 2: The dark woods
"So, we are on our way." Anthony said in the camera. "I don't know if you guys can see me, it's very dark."
Anthony saw a few children in Halloween customs walking on the street.
He pointed the camera to Ian who was driving. "Can you remember you're candy hunt during Halloween? And what was your costume?"
"I only remember that I was wearing a knight's costume, with an over sized helmet." Ian said.
Anthony laughed. "Really? Why were you wearing an over sized helmet?"
"I don't know.' Ian said with a laugh. "I was focused on the candy, although I saw little."
"What about your sister?"
"She was wearing a pink princess dress, I think."
"So you two were a perfect pair." Anthony said and pointed the camera back to him. "A knight and his princess. How lovely."
"Do you remember when you bag was full of candy, and that you're not allowed to eat it all at the same evening?" Ian asked.
"Oh, yeah." Anthony said. "I remember that I had a lot of chocolate bars with me and that I had eaten them all in one night. I was so sick."
"I had then eaten too much of that sour candy. I had vomiting four times that night." Ian said. "Plus, I got a ticket to the dentist."
"Was it so bad then?" Anthony asked and pointed the camera back to Ian.
"Unfortunately, yes." Ian said. "My mom was not very happy that day."
"As you can see kids, candy is bad for you. Oh, look we are almost there." Anthony said with a smile and he pointed the camera on the road. They arrived at the edge of the forest and Ian stopped his car.
"You sure we're good?" Ian asked.
"Yeah." Anthony said and stepped out of the car. "Don't forget the flashlights."
Ian took the flashlights and stepped out of the car. It was dark and the wind swept gently through the trees. But it was quiet, dead quiet. You did not hear crickets or other cars. They knew they were all alone.
Ian grabbed his flashlight and turned it on. "So, we are here, nearby the scary woods."
Anthony turned the camera to Ian. "I put the camera on night vision, for the scary effect."
"Is that really necessary?" Ian asked. But Anthony ignored his question and walked over to the woods. Ian silently followed them.
The two men walked further into the woods. The crackle of their shoes was the only sound they heard. Ian was nervous about the silence, he wished Anthony was more to talking to the camera.
He had a feeling that they were walking for hours. Ian was looking around with his flash light. It was hard to tell if Anthony was nervous. He had never showed it, or maybe he tried to hide it.
"How far is it?" Ian asked. "Anthony?"
He looked up and his friend was gone. Ian stopped walking. He felt his heart beating in his chest and his fear began to rise. "Anthony?"
He doesn't like to alone in the woods, especially at night. Images of Slender man came to him. He fervently wished that he had never played that stupid game or any other horror game. A cold wind passed him and Ian began to tremble.
"Where are you?" He began to walk slowly. "Anthony!"
Ian walked past a large oak tree. Suddenly he heard a crackling noise and turned around.
"Anthony?"
Again a crackling sound and Ian turned again. Suddenly there was a black shadow with his arms wide open. Ian screamed and recoiled backwards. He tripped over an outstretched tree root and fell backwards. Ian tried to get up until he heard a familiar laugh.
He pointed his flashlight at the shadow and saw his friend laughed at him. "What the hell, man!" Ian shouted angrily at him. "That was not funny!"
"Sorry Ian, I could not resist it." Anthony said and was laughing harder. "You should have seen your face."
"I thought you were….." Ian said and saw the camera in Anthony's hand. "I hope for you that you cut that out."
"Maybe….I will think about it..."
"Damn you."
Anthony helped Ian upright. "Come on, don't be such a pussy." he said. "It's not my fault you are scared of the woods, because of Slender man. You know he is not real."
"Just shut up about that." Ian said and his friend began to laugh again. "How far is it?"
"According to that request it is somewhere on an open place in the woods." Anthony said and the two men started walking again. "He said there are seven trees standing in a perfect circle."
"That's strange." Ian said.
"That open place is not very far." Anthony said and heard a strange noise. "What?"
He looked at his camera, the camera started to flicker. "My camera does weird."
'Anthony, stop with those jokes." Ian said annoyed. "It's not funny."
"No, I'm serious." Anthony said and stopped walking. "I've just put new batteries in it."
"Hey…Look."
Anthony looked up and they saw the open place. Because of the moonlight they saw the seven trees in the distance. Anthony walked over to Ian. "Well, there it is."
Ian took a deep breath. "Let's go."