The woods

Oakley was a small town and had only one school named Hafford. At Hafford Mr. Johnson, the stern old principal announced in a booming voice that 4 th grade is going on a field trip to Southern woods. Everyone was exited to go to the woods. On the day before the trip older kids who had been there last week were all talking about how they heard strange noises in the Northern woods which was by the trail they walked in southern woods. On Friday only half of the 4 th graders turned up for the field trip because of the rumors they heard about the northern woods. Jack and Austin were the first to get on the bus, after ten minutes of the trip, Jack started looking pale and then slept. Jack kept on mumbling in his sleep and it annoyed Austin very much.

Mrs.Johnson an old lady with short hair and Mrs. Kalitsky who looked the exact opposite ,were waiting at the woods. The Southern woods were musty and stank of rotting animals. Tall maple and pine trees let very little sunlight in the woods. There was a fence running through the middle that separated the Northern and Southern woods. Mrs Kalitsky and Mrs Johnson were arguing at an intersection on Bearpaw path, the most famous trail in the southern woods.

Jack who was always curious wanted to see what was in the northern woods and he tugged austin along. Austin thought it was a bad idea. After a few minutes walking along the fence that separated the northern and southern woods. They saw an old shack. And right before they saw a little gap in the metal fence. They went and knocked on the door, it creaked open. Austin said we are not going in there out of fear . But jack pulled austin in. The room was dark and filled with chains with meat dangling, it stank of blood and must .Knives and rifles were lying on the ground. There was a corridor lit by one single fire lit torch. When austin and jack were about to turn around the torch went out. There was a clunk, and the dragging of chains. Suddenly jack’s warmth was replaced by a icy chill. Austin found a staircase he turned around for a second and saw a pair of red eyes illuminating, piercing the darkness. He flew up the staircase . On the top of the staircase was a open terrace. The clunking resumed and austin was cornered. The red eyes were illuminating again and there was a growl. A humongus thing came and light was shone on austin it was a man and a dog accompanied by jack. The man said something, austin could not hear it . Austin was frozen in fear. The man shook him, austin finally came back to his senses. The man repeated what are you doing here? This a hunting lodge and this a hunting zone it is not safe as crossfires happen often here . The man drove them to school in his old pick up truck silently. Austin and jack’s parents were waiting ready to chew them out.

-Agneeshwar.A

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