Until Dawn: The Light in the Darkness

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Chapter 13

GRANT POV

Stunned shock kept me rooted to the spot for a good number of seconds longer than I liked. One moment, Jess was standing by the door, the next, she was wrenched through it by an unknown assailant, screaming in terror.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck!" I cried out as I finally recovered from the shock.

Not even thinking, I just reacted. I ran to the door and pulled it open forcefully, stepping out onto the porch. I wasted no time, leaping down into the snow, stopping momentarily at the sight on the ground.

I gasped in disbelief at the mess. 'Holy shit, this is not...this is not good. But wait, I can...'

There were tracks amidst the glass and drops of blood, tracks of someone or something. Whoever it was, they were clearly insanely strong to be able to move so quickly while carrying Jess.

Knowing her as I did, it wouldn't be an easy task, she'd be struggling like a wildcat, fighting tooth and nail to get free. I straightened up, I couldn't let this distract me. However, I needed to hurry. The longer I delayed, the further Jess' attacker got away with her, I couldn't let this happen to her.

"JESS!" I called out in desperation.

I took off running, following the trail, trying to dismiss the drops of blood I'd seen from my mind. The only relief from them was their small size. Hopefully, it was just a couple of cuts, but the chances of that, given the viciousness of the attack, were small.

'Stop thinking about that, Grant! Just find her!' I told myself.

I ran in desperation, not even stopping when I saw a chance present itself. I turned away from the path and, using some fallen pipes, I began hopping over the river. Once on the other side, I took off running, following the trail, which I frantically noticed was growing fainter.

'Shit, shit no…!' I panicked and cried out, hopeful. "JESS!"

No response, except for a distant, albeit inhuman, shriek. I shook my head, I had now reached the edge of a cliff. I peered down, trying to see if I could find any signs of anything.

I froze when I saw something; there was a path down below, the distance made things difficult to see, but I was sure that it was Jess that I was seeing. The shape I saw was crawling along the ground, their movements quick and panicked, clearly trying to get away from something.

"HEY, JESS!" I screamed out, but the wind drowned out the sound of my voice.

Then suddenly, I just heard her screams as she suddenly jerked and began moving backwards, clearly being dragged.

I panicked, she had gotten free, but was grabbed again. "Fuck, no! JESS!"

Shaking my head, I looked around. There was a way down to the paths below, but it would take too long. Jess' attacker would have dragged her too far away. I had no choice, the only way forwards was to risk going down the cliff. I grit my teeth and, muttering to myself, I prepared to clamber down the cliff.

"Fuck, here we go..."

I began to clamber down, only to lose my grip and tumble.

"Oh shi-"

My words were cut off as I hit the cliff and began tumbling down. I felt and knew nothing but the pain of several impacts as I fell. By the time my senses returned, I was lying face up, the dropped lantern a few feet to my left. I was looking straight up the sky, aching all over from my tumble.

Slowly, I sat up. 'Shit man, that was not...oh, fuck!'

"JESS!" I leapt to my feet, grabbing the lantern.

While the pain flared up, I ignored it and began following the path, searching for Jess and her attacker, any sign, any at all. In my desperation, I continued to run, searching, calling out. In the back of my mind however, an ominous feeling echoed. The more I searched, the more that feeling grew, getting stronger and stronger until I was suddenly sure of it. I stopped.

"Oh no, no, no, no, no, no..." I muttered in dismay. "FUCK, NO!"

I groaned and staggered around, looking wildly. 'I haven't, please tell me I've...Oh, for fuck sake.'

I growled, anger and frustration filling me. I had lost her, I knew it. I had failed and now Jess' attacker had got away, taking her with it. I couldn't help but feel guilty, I had tried so hard to save her and now I'd failed. She might even be dead already.

I looked around some more, but there was nothing, no way to find out where she had been taken. My only option now, despite the pain, the guilt, and the horror, was to try and find the others, but first, I needed to figure out where I was.

All the same, something flickered in my mind, something which made me feel even worse for failing Jess. I remembered back in the cabin, that one moment where we nearly kissed.

'Oh God, Jess...' I thought in dismay. 'I'm so sorry.'

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