came around a sharp corner pretty fast; I didn’t pay attention to how hard my foot was on the gas pedal causing me to go even faster. I continued to go down the main road like everything was cool and in attempt to switch lanes I looked back into my review which was blocked by the duffle bag. “Shit” I muttered. I slowed down and reached into the back seat trying to rearrange the bag so I could see. HONK! HONK! In the midst of me trying to move the bag I heard the harsh sounds of a horn honking repeatedly. I looked back to the front of the road and didn’t see anything coming my way. I figured the honking was coming from the behind me. I once again reached around to move the heavy duffle bag out of the way. HONK! HONK! After finally getting the bag out of the way I was shocked to see that no one was behind me. What the hell? I thought. I turned back around to the front confused and damn near collided with an incoming semi-truck. “Woaaaah!” I yelled as I swerved into the other lane to avoid the collision. The car swung around repeatedly throwing me against the windshield. I soon drove off the highway into the woods crashing into a nearby tree connected to telephone wiring, splitting the front of the Nissan. Laying back in the driver’s seat I felt blood trickle down my face and arm. I couldn’t move let alone open my eyes. Everything appeared foggy and incoherent; I couldn’t make out anything that was going on. As the dead silence surrounded me I started to hear the faint sound of whispers. They were so low and speaking so fast it was hard to make out what was being said. I tried to open my eyes but could barely see all I could do was sit there and wait… for what I don’t know. It always ends like this… I knew it was coming… I tried to help him… He was a lost cause… Now it’s too late… It’s his time… No help for him now… They’re going to take him…. It’s all over… It’s all over… I continued to hear the whispers surround me the more they talked. Who are you? I wanted to ask them. Why are saying this? What do you want? The whispers continued to ramble on completely ignoring my please. As my vision became clearer I noticed dark figures in the shadows coming closer to me. No…don’t…please no. I begged. It was like I was in a nightmare but couldn’t scream…I couldn’t make a sound. They continued to come for me ready to take me away. Stop…don’t…please . I sat body stiffened unable to move or do anything. No…please.
6 Help
Destiny I made my way down the highway and hummed to Lauryn Hill which played on the radio, it was a little late to be traveling but I was use to this road being that I always took it to get to the cabin. I had now felt foolish for driving up here chasing fairytales in the first place. I sighed when I thought about it, I had missed out on a lot of good opportunities with men in my life and I was sick of it. I had a new prospect on the horizon and was ready to see what he had to offer. I had finally come across a good one who seemed really interested me and I wasn’t about to let him get away. As I came down the highway I was in disbelief as I saw glass and what appeared to be car fragments scattered across the road. “Oh my God…what happened?” I slowed down as I continued to look at all the damage on the highway. Did someone have crash? This looks awful. Being that I couldn’t see any cars on the road I figured that accident must have been a hit and run. I glanced down at the tire marks that seemed to have swirled and sped off into the trees. I noticed broken limbs and grass shredded along the way and sparks of light flickered in the darkness. Is somebody back there? I wondered. Against my better judgment I stopped my car and debated getting out. I didn’t know what to do; God only knows what was in those woods. It could be a murderer, a bear, a yeti, or….someone who really needs my help. I took deep calming breathes and tried