Monday, September 12, 2011

The Black Cabin part 2

In the carriage the Young Woman watched as her village slowly disappeared behind her. Soon the carriage was swallowed by the thick of the woods. It even seemed to get darker the further they went in. The Young Woman began to grow afriad. She cautiously looked outside trying to search the endless series of trees for anything unusual. Sometimes it even seemed like the trees themselves moved slightly.
The reigns cracked and the Young Woman was thrown back into her seat. The horses started to run making the carriage bump violently on the dirt road. She tried to get up to see what was happening. Steadying herself on the window she looked out again. Something was following them. It was as tall as a tree and its branches curled and twisted in an effort to catch the carriage.
Just then the horses panicked, and stopped immediately. Rearing up, the carriage twisted on its side and dragged a few feet before stopping. The Young Woman was hurt and stunned inside the carriage. Then a horrible scream came. It was the carriage driver. A large black shadow whipped over the carriage and the Young Woman, passed out.

When she woke up she was still laying in the carriage. She seemed able to move. With much effort, she pulled herself out of the other side of the carriage. She had no idea how long she had been asleep but as she looked around she realized she was alone. The day's light was getting dim and she couldn't stay in the carriage. Not with that thing out there. So the Young Woman walked the road.
A sick feeling came over her. She felt as if she was being followed again. The large black thing creeped ever closer toward her. Twisting and curling its branches. In a last effort, the Young Woman ran into the forest and tried to escape the monster. Rain began to fall, and this made running much harder. She didn't know if she had lost the thing but she dared not look back.
The rain continued to poor down. Then suddenly as if by magic, and old black cabin appeared in front of her. She slowly approached walking up to the porch and knocked on the door. Suddenly a wretched feeling came over her. She felt both sick and unsafe. The Young Woman backed away and as she did the cabin seemed to change shape. The windows had become huge eyeballs and the roof dipped as if to create a furrowed brow. Frightened she turned to run. But then a large hooded figure blocked her escape, and as it approached, she froze in place.

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