In the lonely woods

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"Have you ever wondered what happens in the woods late at night when humans are far asleep and only the chirping of crickets are heard in the dark lonely woods?" James, a tall, dark man, asked a young infantryman who looked pale dreaded by the dark. James laughed, he remembered his first experience in the woods as a young soldier, the sounds of strange animals in the dark and the ugly chirping of birds had scared him to death.

"Some things are better not imagined" Ade said with a cracky voice, trying hard to manage the cold.

"Ssshh..., Watch" James said pointing into the dark wood.

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It was 1:30AM, the wood was covered with darkness and silence filled the moist atmosphere. In the dark came a roaring sound and a figure that was slightly visible.

"Turn off the light" James mumbled to Ade who was half dead by the sight of the huge beast walking toward them. James crawled slowly toward Ade and switched off the faint light illuminating from Ade's torch. The lieutenant had told him of terrorists disturbing the once peaceful forest and not the presence of a deadly beast. He prayed to survive the night as he creeped into hiding.

James watched Ade who was lying lifelessly on the floor, he wondered if doing the same will save them both. The giant beast walked past them roaring loudly disturbing the quiet forest. James lied quietly motionless with his pistol fully set prepared for the worst. The beast roared and ran into the deepest part of the forest, once again silence enveloped the forest.

"Wake up" James shook Ade who was lying lifelessly out of fear. He woke up sweating profusely

"Where am I?" He asked, dazed and staring into the woods.

"In the woods, but the beast is gone" James answered. They left the woods dreadful of what they saw and resolved not to come to the forest again but glad they got answers to what was troubling the people in the woods.



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