30 October 2012
They were walking in the woods, they went there a lot. They were both happy to be there, content. They hadn't been there for a while and they spoke excitedly about the upcoming week. The woods bordered the farmer's fields and, although they didn't know it yet, the way they were walking would be used regularly by them in the year to come. "I wonder if the farmer has ever killed anyone" One thought aloud as yet another gunshot rung out. She wouldn't let her friend know it but she was scared. She kept on thinking to herself, 'what if I get shot?' Her friend just shrugged it off. "We'll be fine as long as we don't go into the fields" She replied, smiling. She knew her friend was scared but she didn't tease her about it. They carried on walking and talking indifferent to everything around them. The shots were fading now, sounding in the fields up the hill. "Do you want to go down there?" Her friend asked. They were both looking through the exit in the trees and down the path between two of the fields. They didn't know it yet but that led to what they would call 'horse field', not very original but they liked it down there. They decided against it this time and decided to head home. They turned down a little path and, as they did, a shot rang out. It was closer to them and shook them both. A chilling scream rang out in the silent air after the shot and they both stood still. The first girl turned to her friend, in shock. "You heard that, right?" She asked, not sure whether the scream was real. Her friend nodded. "Yeah, it was you" Then her friend started laughing at her.
True story! I was the girl that screamed and it is true, I never knew it was me. I went numb, like an out of body experience or something, and I couldn't feel myself move. I just heard the scream after the shot and thought someone had been killed or something (haha I know, maybe a tad dramatic) ... But I turned to my friend and she said it was me. Tbh, I still don't think it was me but who would lie about something like that? And who would it be if it wasn't me? The scream came from in front of me so it definitely wasn't my friend ...
The Woods • Opuss № I