Written by: Aarav Dahal - 29068, Grade VIII
Posted on: 03 June, 2024
I was walking alone in the forest. It was raining and no one was there. As I was walking, I heard some creepy sound coming from behind me. The sound was getting louder and louder. But all I could see was woods everywhere. I didn’t know what to do, so I started to scream.
I screamed for help, but nobody came and then I realized that there wasn’t anyone except for me. I started to run, but I felt like someone was following me. I turned around to see who it was, but didn’t see anyone. As I was running, I entered the deep forest with tall trees filled with green leaves. There was a stream of water running down underneath a fallen tree. I moved forward to drink water, but I saw shadows. I was terrified because there was no one. Then, I decided to follow the stream to find a way out of this forest, but when I followed it a little farther, I realized I was lost in the deep forest. I was getting chills, I got terrified and regained my strength. Only one thing was on my mind and that was how to get home, so I said to myself that I’m not scared, I can fight back if something happens to me. Someone might come and get me back home. I can imagine an angel taking me back home and I will be having dinner with my family, but at the same time I was hopeless.
I got deeper into the forest. There were no birds chirping and everything was still; the trees were dead and there was a mist surrounding me. Because of this, I could hardly see anything in front of me, making me even more fearful. I quickened my pace with every step until I was running, the grass cracking under my feet. As I stepped further, the forest grew darker and trees grew taller. Thoughts of creatures filled in my head; those creatures wouldn't leave me alone. If I get caught here, I would be gone for sure. I had seen drawings of it from people who claimed to have a glimpse of it, but in each drawing, it always looked different; one tall and thin like a bigfoot. Slowly, I moved into the forest and suddenly I felt like hundreds of ants or creatures moving through my body and started eating me slowly. It was like I was in Death Valley. Slowly I didn’t feel my body, it all went black. Suddenly, I heard a voice in the distance, the voice started coming closer to me and calling my name. All of a sudden, my eyes got wide open. I saw a bright sunlight and saw my mother waking me up, then I realized that it was just “My Nightmare”.
