It was supposed to be a sunny weekend afternoon. Julie and her best friend Amy wanted to go to a picnic. They called their boyfriends and in no time they were getting in the car, heading for a quiet place just outside the city. They arrived quickly and once they set everything they started enjoying the apparently wonderful day. Although lost in thought Amy, could spot two bunnies playing in the distance . The boys were playing cards and Julie was searching for something she thought she had forgotten on the backseat of the car. The sky was clear and the birds were singing in the trees, but the meadow had an eerie glow.
Excited about her discovery, Amy went to search for Julie to tell her about the bunnies she had previously seen. She got up from the picnic blanket covering a small patch of grass and asked the boys where Julie was then she headed for the car. To her surprize, her friend was not in the car, nor was she anywhere within sight. Puzzled and a little scared she alerted the boys who were convinced that Julie was just hiding somewhere trying to pull a prank.
However, Amy wasn't so sure that this was merely an innocent joke so she asked her boyfriend to help her find Julie. Since the only place where she could have been hiding was the forest they decided to search there. Amy was uncomfortable with the idea of going in separately so she stayed with her boyfriend. They both adventured into the woods where the branches and leaves blocked out the sun, making it cold and scary. The path was moist, almost muddy and fallen logs were scattered all over the place. The massive logs covered in moss were making it even more difficult to penetrate into the heart of the forest. They were walking in silence, all senses sharpened, hair standing on end, when they heard a noise and saw a dim light ahead. As they were getting closer they could distinguish three sillouhettes and a fire casting long shadows. Someone was humming loudly. They realized that Julie and her boyfriend had been captured and tied to the trees and a woman in a long gown enchanted something unintelligible. Since the woman couldn't have overpowered the two, they figured there must be other people taking part in this bizzare and terrifying ritual. They looked at each other uncapable of coming up with a better plan other than going back to the car. Just as they were about to turn around, the woman started to laugh hysterically and point towards then. Each of them felt a pair of hands touching their shoulders and pushing them forward into the ritual circle. Just when Amy's boyfriend was about to turn around and hit the person controlling him, the woman next to the fire addressed them in a familiar voice:
Oh my god, Amy, I can't believe you to fell for this.
- Good Lord, Sarah. How could you do this to us?
Julie and Mat had no difficulty removing the rope around their abdomens and stepped forward. The two people behind them were Sarah's older brothers.
- Come one, they said. Don't be so upset, we owed you for last year. Let's get back to our cars.
They took a different path to lead them to the meadow but when they got there the cars were missing. This time there was no prank.
It looks like they weren't out of the woods after all.
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