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That morning I packed what I would need in my shouldor bag. Two bottles of water, my camera and a flashlight just incase I found a cave or even that cabin in my drawings. Though I did'nt plan on staying any longer then I needed to. Deffinetly not before nightfall.
I jilted a little when my phone rang and I grabbed it and quickly answered.
"H-hello?"
"Rebecca, it's Jay".
"Oh, Jay", I gave a small sigh. "You scared me there. How are you doing? Any luck with the safe?"
"No. Hey, when's your birthday again?", Jay asked.
"The 29th of May, 1990", I replied, already guessing that he thought that might have been the combination to the safe. I already tried it but I decided it could'nt hurt to not tell him as I faintly heard him press the buttons of the safe.
"Well, that was'nt it. I thought it could have been one of our birthday's", Jay grumbled it a bit, trying not to sound annoyed.
"Well, it'll have to crack eventually", I pointed out.
"I guess. So what are you going to do now? I already saw your logs".
"I'm going to walk around the woods a bit. See if I can find any clues or something".
"And you say I'm reckless?". I felt a half smile on my face, and I was pretty sure Jay had one too.
"I guess you rubbed off on me then Jay", I mused before giving a light chuckle.
"Well in all seriousness, please be carefull", Jay said.
"Don't worry, I'll be okay. In fact I was just going to go now during the day".
"I won't keep you then. Just call me when your out. Okay?"
"Sure. Bye Jay".
"Bye Rebecca". Jay hung up after that and I shoved my phone into my pocket.
The woods were tall and bare, all of the leaves having fallen to the ground giving it varies shades of browns, reds and yellows. I had not exactly entered yet, just barely outside of it. I guess a part of me was getting cold feet about going in by myself, but if there was by any chance something of interest inside, I had to find it.
I swallowed some breath, turned my camera on and slowly made my way inside, staying cautious incase anything popped out. That seemed to be happening a lot to me and Jay these days, so I think I'd be more surprised if it did'nt happen.
I kept on walking for a few minutes, looking around. The part of the forest I was in felt...familiar, sort of. Then again I have'nt been here for ten years. I'm not sure how I felt. It was an odd mixture of anxiousness and somehow ease. Maybe a part of me that had enjoyed comming here as a kid enjoyed being back. I certainly felt a slight adrenline rush in my body. Whether or not it was from fear of something bad happening or excitement from a sort of adventure was not easy to tell.
Eventually I came to a clearing. They said I was found in a clearing, was this the one? I walked around it a little bit, hoping to find something. At first I thought I had been walking around in circles for nothing, but then I saw something on a tree.
I squinted a little and quickly put my glasses on as I moved closer to take a look. When I got a clear sight of it, I felt a chill down my neck and spine.
It was a circle with an X through it. The same symbol that has been seen again and again by me and Jay. I looked around anxiously. I gripped my camera a little and decided to keep on moving further in. I might as well cover more ground while the sun is still up. They do say monsters like the night.
I countinued walking for what felt like more then half an hour. I had'nt come across anything that looked of importance yet, unless you count crossing a small stream over some rocks. But eventually, I saw it.
It was a cabin. I could make it out clearly since I forgot to take my glasses off. It was pretty old looking, the wood seemed a mixture of light, faded brown and grey. It had two floors but seemed small in a cozy sort of way. Well, if you forget about the fact that it was God knows how old. Now that I think about it, the cabin kinda reminded me of the one from the Evil Dead Trilogy I watched with Alex about two summers before he started his movie project.
I smiled a little at the memory. We did'nt exactly have the typical brother-sister relationship in which we would always fight. It was more like we were the type of friends who would tease and occaisionally poke fun at one another.
I remember when we watched the movie how we both agreed Scott was being an idiot to go out in the woods alone to find a path out after having to kill his possessed girlfriend Shelly in the first movie, how the scene of Ash laughing along with the Evil that was laughing through inanimate objects like a deer's head and books et cetera in the second movie and how we laughed at the funny moments in the third movie like Ash talking about his 'boom stick' and shooting Evil Asj in the face with said boom stick.
I wonder if me and Alex can have those moments again when we meet up again. I would really like that.
By the time I snapped out of my trip down memory lane, I was just a few feet away from the door. I swallowed nervously. What should I do? Should I know, or should I just barge in. I mean, it's not like anyone would live here, right?
I reached my hand out to test the knob, but something caught my eye on top of the door and felt as if my soul left my body.
It was that symbol. That same, fucking symbol. I stepped back a little, having some seconds thoughts. But then I thought I heard something and looking as best I could through the grimy windows, I felt my mouth drop a little.
"M-Michael...", I breathed. He looked the same from my dreams...the exact same, but how? He looked the same age, but he should be about twenty two now! How is this possible!
He just stared, his face empty of expressing and the moment I blinked, he was gone. I felt my breath become heavy. Dear God what was wrong with my mind?
I then thought I heard something behind me and turned around sharply. There was no one. I walked away from the cabin several feet, trying to see if I could see the source of the noise. I did'nt say anything because if I learned anything from horror movies, calling out only leads to trouble. It's silly I know, but I can't help but feel like I'm in a horror movie these days.
I coughed lightly as my eyes glanced around, but they became heavier. Why was that?
I turned around to face the cabin but felt myself freeze in terror.
It was...'Him'.
That same...thing stalking my brother, kidnapped me as a kid, the one me and Jay keep seeing in all the tapes but never in person...or at least, not that I remember.
But he was there. Tall, slender and pale. Dressed in darkest suit and tie and oh God he was truely, completely faceless. There did'nt even seem to be any indication of where his eyes or noes or mouth should be, at least none that I could tell.
My coughing got worse and it took all my strength not to fall on my knees, and all he did was tilt his head to the side.
It took some force, but I forced my legs to move away and run as best as I could. I was already feeling slightly faint and there is no question at all what the source of it was.
I ran inbetween trees, not looking back and forcing myself not to stop. I had to run. I had to!
It was a slight blur of what exactly happened between running from the cabin and then (it was pretty much running without thinking), but I made it to the clearing I was at earlier. I stopped briefly, doubling over with my hands on my knees and sweat comming down my neck. This had deffinetly not been part of the plan.
I coughed a little as I thought back to yesterday when I went to the diner to meet . That moment when it seemed I was going to go to the woods before Seth came along, was that Him causing it? If so Seth may have unknowingly saved my life.
I stood up fully and took a couple steps back. He was at the other end. I quickly turned around to run, but then He was suddenly at the side of the clearing!
My breath was panicked and mixed in with small coughs as I turned around frantically, looking for an opening, but He would be there. How was this even fucking possible?
I lost count of how many times I turned untill eventually it seemed to stop. I did'nt see him. I looked around nervously, my lower lip quivering. Unconsciously I took a few steps backwords and turned around, and gave a small shriek as I saw Him suddenly standing there. I'm sure if he had a mouth at least he would be smirking.
Ignoring my own heavy coughs I turn around quickly and ran, not caring if I was going the wrong way just as long as I was away from THAT!
I kept running and running, occaisionally slipping and forcing myself back up as quickly as possible. I was mortified at the thought of what might happen if He caught me. Hell, what He used me as some sort of bait for Alex?
It was'nt long till I was coughing up a little blood into my bathroom sink. I had manged to make it out alive and back to the hotel, but I still seemed affected by it.
After rinsing my mouth out with water to remove the metalic taste, I went to my hotel bed and just dropped on it, exhausted. I stared up at the ceiling, and not for exactly the first time since I came here felt lonely. Maybe it was because I had talked to Jay today. I had'nt really expected to hear his voice again untill after I was done here, but hearing it now made me realise how much he meant to me as a friend.
We have been through a lot together. True, he was the one who went missing the most and I may have been the one who actually got a scar, but we always had company from one another. Even back at his apartment even when we slept in different rooms there was still that slight comfort knowing the other was there.
Even though I wish this was all just a bad dream I was in, I think I'm glad to be with Jay on this. Who knows how he would have handled this alone? That and this recent truth of what really happened instead of my 'bike accident' was pretty important too.
I closed my eyes, planning on dozing off for little while before sorting through the camera footage and getting something to eat.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually kind of wish Masky does break into my room. I'd have company again, even if it's a silent one.
Date: 12/11/10
Time: 18:21
Today was...eventfull.
I went to the woods, and just as I found the cabin, Alex's stalker found me. I managed to get out alive, then again I suppose I would'nt be writing here if I did'nt.
Tomorrow I'm going to be looking for a Christmas present for Jay. Well, two actually. We did'nt really have a Christmas last year so an extra present seems in order.
I'll be talking to in a couple days. After that, there's only one place I can go really.
Back to that cabin.
It stupid I know. It's reckless I get it.
But after I don't really have any other leads. I do plan to meet up with Michael's parents at some point if they still live here and see if I can find anything else, but that cabin seems important, and I need to know why.
...My mind is fucking with me and made me think Michael is in the cabin and young...
...Then again...with all that's happened, could it actually be true?...
...What if Michael actually is alive and has been kept young?...
I mean, if me and Jay can somehow travel between doors in a Scooby Doo esque fashion and have come this far without loosing a limb let alone dying it would'nt be too surprisng, woudl'nt it?
As soon as I can, I'm going back to that cabin, in hopes of rescuing Michael.
Rebecca Kralie.