The Night (Chap 3)

There stood the man. Half of his face could only be seen as the other half hid behind his hood. His face had various scars. The only eye that was even visible seemed to pop out of his sockets. A grin or probably his usual overall look spread over his face. The man wore a long robe like dress. His hands were also covered with gloves. He held a lantern in one of his hands and a mini knife in the other hand.

He began speaking in his hoarse voice, "If I were you I would have left this place immediately."
"Pathetic!" Josh replied. "We came all this way for nothing!"
"Yeah he is right Old man!" added Jim.
"Perhaps, he is right guys we should go back home!" said Serena with a frightened voice.
"Serena we won't do that. We will go to our destination any way as possible. I have been waiting for this vacation so long." replied Josh angrily.
"Listen kid! I am telling you for your own good! Go away or it will be very bad for you guys here!" said the man.

Josh looked at his group once and turned his head as he started walking into the darkness.
"Follow me or do whatever you like peeps! I ain't got time for these nonsense!" Josh shouted out.
"Hey wait for me!" Amy shouted.

Soon after Jim followed her and Josh to the woods.
"Be wise Serena!" Jim shrieked out.

Serena sat there still trying to make out what to do. As she looked ahead through the front of the car window she noticed them vanish into the fog and darkness that lay ahead. Her deep thoughts were disturbed when she heard the hoarse voice. 

"Remember I told you so!" as much as Serena could understand, the voice came from the old man.

Serena jumped out off the car and started walking into the black pitched darkness.

"Hey guys!" Serena said lowly. "Guys you here?"

There in the fog her eyes caught attention of someone.

"Is that you Josh?" she asked.
No reply came from the direction.
"Haha Jim that's you right? Good try now come out." Serena said softly.
With the fog being dense the person was less visible to the eye. Serena walked up slowly to the person to get a better look.
"That's you Jim I just know it. You are just trying to scare me like always. I hate it a lot you know that!" said Serena taking in a gulp.

She stood there so close to the person. Still not sure who it was. Her hand slowly reached out towards the person.
"Jim?" she said sobly. "I am terrified Jim. Please help me!"

Serena's hand touched the person. She could feel the torn and tatched clothes. As she moved her hands her hands dug deep in some places as if there was no skin there. The person's body felt so cold so dead. "Jim... come....o..."

Even before Serena could have finished the sentence a tingling sensation ran through her body. She stood their silent with her hands and feet as if paralysed.

"Who..." that was the last word she spoke after which her body fell down up on the soft marshy ground with a bang. She laid there not being able to move her body an inch. She knew it was over for her.