Original writing This story starts with three teenage boys, Joel, Phil and Josh. They were funny, active and adventurous, but on this particular day they could not release any of these qualities for there was a thunderstorm outside

Original writing

This story starts with three teenage boys, Joel, Phil and Josh. They were funny, active and adventurous, but on this particular day they could not release any of these qualities for there was a thunderstorm outside and they had been told to stay inside by their parents because it was to dangerous. They lived in a place full of adventure, there were big lakes, large fields and an enormous forest which they had always been told to stay away from as strange things had happened in there. Josh and Phil were playing on the playstation and Joel was sitting on the window ledge with his head against the pane, looking out as the trickles of water came down. Just then Joel sat quickly up and had his whole face against the window, “what is it” said Josh and Phil, “didn’t you just see that”, “see what”, “something large just ran into the forest”, “are you sure you weren’t just imaging it, it is a pretty boring day, your mind could be playing tricks on you”, “no I defiantly saw it”. Joel got up and ran outside into the pouring rain and heavy wind; “oi wait up” said Phil as he and Josh ran outside after Joel. “WHERE ARE YOU GOING” shouted Josh as it was so hard to speak because the wind and rain was to loud, “I’M GOING INTO THE FOREST TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT THING WAS, ARE YOU COMING WITH ME”, Phil and Josh looked at each other then nodded.

They put their coats on then trudged into the forest. The forest was dark and very mysterious and people were said to have gone mad in there. It was spooky; the trees seemed to look like people and the birds on the branches stared at them as they walked past. Suddenly something to the right ran past them, it moved so quickly almost as if it was flying. The branches swayed where the thing had moved through them. “That’s what I saw before,” said Joel. The boys decided to try and follow it, to find out what it was. The boys followed the things tracks and ran along through them. They had been running for thirty minutes and still no sign of the thing. They decided to have a rest and sat down on dead tree stumps. By now the storm had stopped but it was pitch black and almost impossible to see. “Where are we” said Phil, looking around at the surroundings. The boys had got so caught up in the rush of excitement and adventure, that they hadn’t realised how far they had gone into the forest. It was cold, wet, dark and the boys were lost. The boys were usually brave when faced with danger, but on this occasion the boys looked anxious and worried. “What are we going to do?” said Josh, “I say we just try to go back,” said Phil, the boys walked around trying to find the tracks they had made, but they had gone, no footprints, no broken branches, nothing. It was as if something had covered them up or they mysteriously disappeared. Noises surrounded the boys, the wind sweeping through the trees, birds screeching, twigs snapping and the spatter of rain on the ground covered leaves. The boys didn’t fell safe where they were, so decided to walk on through the forest.

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They had trekked on now for about 4 hours, and the boys were all tired and in need of rest. “Stop, look” said Joel suddenly pointing over at what seemed to look like a wooden shack. The boys ran over to it, the shack was very old and looked like it had been through a lot. There were no windows, but the boys peered through the cracks in the door. Inside it was the complete opposite of what you would expect to see. There was a roaring fire, 3 beds that looked very comfortable and laid out on a table lots of delicious food and drink. Joel knocked on the door, no answer, he knocked again, no answer, he pushed the door open and he and Josh peered in. There was no one inside, they were about to walk in, when Phil grabbed their arms, “what”, “don’t you think it’s a bit strange all this stuff being out here in the middle of nowhere”, they both seemed to ignore him and walked in anyway. They immediately tucked into the food and drink, then slipped into bed. It didn’t take long for the boys to fall asleep under the warmth and crackle of the fire, which was now dying down. Phil woke up as he thought he heard the door creak open, he sat bolt up right in his bed, he saw someone at the door but it quickly disappeared. It was still the night and dark outside, the fire had completely gone and was pitch black inside the shack. He thought to himself that he must be imagining it, but couldn’t help think that the figure at the door looked oddly familiar. There was no toilet in the shack, and all that fizzy drink meant that he needed one, so Phil had to stumble around, feeling his way to the door. He crept outside trying not to wake up Josh and Joel; he found the nearest tree and went for a wee, still thinking of what he just saw. Suddenly there was a snap to the left of him like the sound of someone stepping on a twig. Phil stayed silent, not making a sound looking into the forest, heart beating rapidly. He zipped up his trousers and hurried back to the shack. Suddenly he was grabbed from behind, a knife was put to his throat, he struggled but was then whacked on the head unconscious and dragged off feet first into the dense undergrowth of the forest.

It was now morning and the sun was shining, although you couldn’t tell, as the forest was so thick and blocked out the light. Joel and Josh awoke to find an empty bed. “Where is Phil?” asked Josh, “probably just gone out for a wee” replied Joel. Josh went outside to look for Phil and shouted for him, when there was no answer he walked back inside and told Joel he isn’t there. “Where could he of got to” said Josh sounding puzzled, “I’m sure he’s fine” replied Joel. Thirty minutes had gone by without a sign of Phil, and by now Josh was starting to get really worried, whereas Joel seemed calm and unconcerned, this approach from Joel left Josh very suspicious of him. They both argued over what to do next, Josh wanted to go look for Phil, as he could be lost or in danger, whereas Joel wanted to stay warm and cosy in the shack. They finally decided to separate and Joel stayed put, while Josh went out into the forest looking for Phil.

Josh had been walking now for about 3 miles and had got no where in his search for Phil. He was tired and decided to take a rest leaning against a tree and took a drink of water. As he was drinking he heard the rustle of leaves and birds suddenly flew out of the trees as though they had been spooked by something. He looked around frantically but decided to stay put. He said to himself over and over in his head that he’s just imagining it and its paranoia. He kept looking side to side and had the feeling that he was being watched. He thought he saw something to his left, then heard the snapping of a dead twig, he turned in the opposite direction and ran as fast as he could and didn’t look back. It had suddenly became very dark and cold, Josh had felt like he had been running for ages now and decided to just walk. He kept jolting his head in different directions every now and then to check if anyone was following him. Every time a sound made by the wind, trees or animals, he jumped in fright. He started hearing things all around him, like people whispering, he thought to himself that it was stupid and that he’s getting paranoid. He heard a loud thud behind him and turned to run again, he tripped over some thick trees roots and fell flat on his face. He looked up and saw a pair of feet, it was Phil!

“Hello” said Phil in a very dark way. He looked like he had been in a fight, his clothes were torn and dirty and his face was covered in blood, but despite this he had a very creepy smile on his face. “Phil! What has happened to you” sounding scared and taken back, He said nothing, but then turned around and started to run. “Hey, where you going” said Josh getting to his feet and chasing after Phil. Phil was moving incredibly fast and Josh was having trouble keeping up. Josh glanced quickly to the left as he thought he saw something, but when he turned back Phil had vanished. Without realising it, Josh had run back to the little cabin they found. He opened the door; he could feel the heat from the fire. The door creaked as he walked in, he froze, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Phil, Joel and himself were all asleep in the beds. What the hell was going on, he thought to himself “this cant be real I’ve just been in the forest to long and are seeing things”. Suddenly Phil sat up in his bed and stared at Josh. Josh saw a knife on the side, grabbed it and quickly ran back into the forest and hid behind a tree. He was so confused “ am I going mad” he said to himself silently. He was interrupted from his thoughts by the sound of that door creaking again. He stood up and peered through the bushes, as Phil was coming out, he saw him start to take a wee against a tree. Without realising it he was creeping up, getting nearer and nearer to Phil. He was meters away now but well hidden in the bushes, he accidentally stepped on a twig and it made a loud snapping noise, Phil turned and was looking right at Josh. They both stayed silently still, then Phil turned and started walking back towards the cabin, and Josh breathed a sigh of relief, as he must have been well hidden enough for Phil not to see him. Josh thought this was a chance for answers and quickly ran up behind Phil and put the knife to his throat, he put up a struggle, but then Josh picked up a big rock and whacked him round the head unconscious with it. He grabbed his legs and dragged him into the forest.

Phil awoke to find himself tied to a tree and looking straight into the face of Josh. “Josh, what the hell are you playing at, if this is your idea of a game its not funny”, Josh said nothing but just sat there, juggling his knife, not looking directly at him. Josh then started to question Phil, with confused answers. Hours had gone by and it was now morning, Josh had fallen asleep and Phil seeing this as an opportunity to escape, struggled free. He was about to run but saw the knife nestled loosely in Josh’s hand and carefully tried to take it. He had his hand on the handle, but then Josh awoke so suddenly, his eyes were completely black, Phil let out a silent scream and tried to run with the knife but Josh quickly reached out an arm and grabbed Phil’s hand. They wrestled over the knife, crashing into trees and through bushes; finally Josh got hold of the knife and stabbed Phil several times in the stomach. For a moment he just stood there holding his stomach in silence, but then keeled over onto the floor. He was covered in blood and horrified of what he had just done. He decided to go back to the cabin, in two minds of what he should do with the others. He saw himself on the way walking through the forest alone, but as he got closer, he started to run as if spooked by something. He decided not to go for himself but look for Joel. He found Joel outside the cabin looking round where he had taken Phil. Joel turned and saw Josh, “your back quickly” said Joel, Josh ran up to Joel and grabbed him by the throat “what the hell is going on? Who are you? Where’s Phil and Joel?” shouted Josh. He screamed then stabbed Joel in the neck several times. He looked at Joel’s mangled body on the floor “what have I done”.

He ran through the forest not knowing where he was going as fast as he could. He saw himself again lying in the mud and it suddenly came to him what was happening. This was him hours ago just before he ran back to the cabin after seeing Phil in the forest. He realised that the other Josh was just about to kill Phil and Joel as he had done and that it could be going round in a sort of time-warp cycle thing. He knew that he must put a stop to it, to stop himself from killing his two best friends. He saw himself start talking to no one then get up and start running. Josh followed himself and was almost running along side him. The future Josh suddenly jolted his head towards his direction as if he saw him, this reminded him of when he was doing this earlier and had jolted his head. They were at the cabin and future Josh was about to enter, quickly he ran up behind him and rugby tackled him into the forest. They looked at each other, future Josh had his mouth open in shock, whereas the other Josh was in tears as he sank the knife into both there chests. No blood spilled out their bodies, but they just disintegrated into the ground and became like sand, which just blew away by the wind into the forest.