"This Forest Wants Me Dead”
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I just wanted to take a peaceful walk and clear my head. As I walked, I had an eerie feeling that the forest wanted me dead.
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I walk farther under the wet green canopy; it seems I can hear whispering of someone saying, I want you dead.
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As I take each step one in front of the other I can hear the leaves and sticks crunch beneath my feet right after another.
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It's very oddly quiet, not a bird nor a chipmunk can be heard. The wind doesn't seem to play its normal serenade, one string at a time, but nothing can be heard.
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I swear I can see glowing yellow eyes watching me. I swear I can hear someone say, 'You have nothing to live for.'
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In my peripheral, I see shadows racing behind the trees. I can still smell the rain and the coat of dampness covering everything.
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It's like I stepped into a prequel to a nightmare. Maybe, just maybe, I should go home.
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Is my mind playing tricks on me, or is this forest wanting me dead? Are the ghosts of the dead animals following me? Are they watching me from the treetops?
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Yet, I hear not even a squirrel scamper around. I think this forest wants me dead.
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I can smell death, and it is close. It will surround me in its clammy embrace.
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I keep having visions of me hanging by my neck from a branch. I hear a voice say, 'Just do it, you will be free like me.'
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'Like who?' I said.
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'It said, you know. Your best friend.'
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'Be like me,' a whisper carries this message to my ear. 'You have nothing to fear, I'll be with you.'
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'Remember me hanging from the tree in the backyard?'
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'Is that you, my dead friend?'
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'Yes, I'm here,' the voice said. 'Join me in death, my friend. Join me, so I won't be lonely.'
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'It won't be hard, just use your belt. Join me in eternity.'
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So I used my belt and joined my friend. Now, I do know this forest wants me dead.
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