Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-24466828-20151031185433

Part One

I went to go hiking in the woods near my house. I decided to walk a few miles to get exercise and then I would come home. I drove up to the woods. I saw 4 other cars there. I put a water bottle and a couple energy bars into my pocket, and I walked into the forest. Right when I showed up, there was a bridge that I had to walk over first. Below was a small river about 50 feet below me. I walked across the bridge and started to walk through the trail.

After walking for 15 minutes, I had a weird thought that someone was behind me. When I looked behind me, I was surprised to see a man in a black hoodie staring at me from about 10 feet away. As soon as he saw me, he turned away and ran into the trees before I could get a good look at his face.

I figured that he was just some dumbass joking around with me. I yelled for him to quit it and continued walking hoping he would leave me alone. However, I saw him again from 15 feet off of the trail staring at me. I couldn't see his face. He was standing there motionless looking at me. I figured that he was trying to scare me.

I called out to him and said "I don't know if you think that this is some kind of joke but I'm not laughing so get lost". The guy didn't move and he just stood still.

I tried again and said to him "I'm not kidding. You're not funny. Now knock it off". He then walked away so I continued walking.

A couple minutes later, he came out of nowhere, shoved me down, and ran into the woods.

I wasn't going to let him shove me around so I started chasing after him to scare him away. I ran off of the trail and into the woods. He was slowly getting away from me at a steady pace. After running for a couple minutes, I started to grow tired. I stopped to catch my breath and I decided just to let him go. After I caught my breath, I decided to head back.

However, I saw him again. He was staring at me again. I started chasing after him again. This time, I was going much faster and I had a greater intention to catch him. I found myself running for a couple more minutes and I then started to grow tired. I was still running after him but much slower since I was nearly out of breath. I gave up a second time and I feel to my knees to catch my breath. I decided to go back and hope that he would leave me alone.

However, I was running for 5 minutes away from the trail so I didn't know how to get back to it. I tried running in the opposite direction to see if I would make it back. After a few short breaks, I realized that I was running the wrong way so I tried going left. I ran for several minutes in that direction and I reaized that I went the wrong way again.

I looked around to see if I could find anything which looked familiar but I couldn't see anything. I then saw the same man staring at me again standing on top of a hill. I was furious at this point and I started chasing him again. I was pretty sure that this was the fastest I've ever ran before in my life. I wanted to catch up to him and beat the living shit out of him for shoving me down and getting me lost here.

I then stopped running though because I realized that I needed to get back before I got myself more lost. Maybe he was trying to lead me further into the woods. I had to focus on getting back to the trail. I turned back and started walking back to the trail.

Ater a minute or so, I felt a twig hit me on the back. I turned around and I saw him standing directly behind me. I decided to chase him because I realized that since I was so close to him, he wouldn't be able to get away from me.

We ran at about the same speed. I wasn't any further than a few feet behind him. He was slowly starting to outrun me. I tried my very best to keep up with him. I was using all of my power to run as fast as possible. Nothing was more important to me then catching up to him. I started to catch up to him for a brief second but he looked back and picked up his pace. He started to outrun me again. I started to grow tired but I wouldn't stop. I was running so fast at this point that I thought my heart would give out. I started catching up to him again. I was just about to grab him but all of a sudden, I tripped over a rock and I fell flat on my face. The fall knocked the wind out of me.

I was in a lot of pain and I was out of breath. I struggled to breathe in since I was already tired out. I leaned up against a tree and it took me a few minutes to catch my breath. I got up to my feet and I felt slightly dizzy. I took a few drnks of water to catch my breath again. I felt better eventually. I was very pissed at that guy and I wanted to beat the shit out of him more than everything else.

I forgot what direction I came from though. After looking around for a bit, I picked a random direction which I thought was the right way and I was going to keep on going that way until I made it back to any trail. I walked on for 15 minutes. After a while, I finally found a trail and I was happy to see it. When I set foot on it, I decided to go left and continue walking. After I turned a corner though, it led me to a dead end. I turned around and assumed that the next directon I took would get me out of here. I walked past the turn and I walked past the place I entered the trail at. I walked in that direction and I was met with yet another dead end.

I was very upset at this point. This small section of the trail I found was pretty much useless because it didn't connect to any other trails and it was just a dead end. I cursed at my luck and I cursed at the man in black who got me stuck here. I also left my phone in my car so I couldn't use that to call for help. I decided to mark up each dead end to remember the different ways this trail lead to. I took a small twig and I etched "1" into the first dead end I found. I then etched "2" in the other dead end I found. Also, I etched a "3" in the area I entered this trail at. I was pacing back and forth trying to figure out what to do next. When I reached one dead end though, the "1" I put in was gone and it was replaced with "There is no escape". I froze. I realized that the man in black must have written this seconds ago. I looked up and saw him running away. I swore at him and threw the twig into the woods. I wasn't going to chase him though because I knew that he was probably trying to get me more lost.

However, I knew that staying here wouldn't help me find the exit. The trail looked very old since there were plants and tree roots growing into it. I was certain that no one set foot in here for several years. I had to pick a way to go.

I then thought of an idea. The man wrote the phrase where I wrote the "1" into the dirt. Clearly, he was trying to get me to follow him that way. That means that he didn't want me to go the other way. I had to follow the other dead end where I wrote "2" into the dirt. I went back there and I ran that way as fast as I could. I was very proud of myself for figuring that out. I tried to make as little noise as possible because maybe he didn't notice that I came this way.

After going that way for several minutes, I found another trail. This one felt more familiar to me. I ran in a random direction and I realized that I was getting close to the exit. The trees were looking more familiar to me. I expected that the guy would try to make one final attempt to stop me but he was nowhere to be found. I then approached the bridge I walked across when I first arrived here. I ran across it. When I was in the middle of it though, I saw the man standing in the way of the exit blocking my path. I wasn't going to let him stop me now considering how close I got to escaping.

I was going to fight him. However, I wasn't just about to let him walk through with a few bruises and cuts. I was going to beat him within an inch of his life if I had to. I darted at him and he darted at me. I jumped at him with all my might ready to fight him. Immediately, we grabbed each other. We paused for a split second and I punched him on the side of his face. He pushed me back a bit and I tripped and fell down. He pinned me down and began choking me. I tried scratching him and punching him but he wouldn't stop. I started growing dizzy and I knew that I was going to die if I didn't get him to stop. I looked to my left and I saw a big rock resting on the bridge. I reached out to grab it. It was just out of my reach. I tried as hard as I could to grab it.

I eventually got it and I hit him on the side of his head with it. He fell down right beside me. I took a deep breath and I got up and hit him again with the rock. I hit him several times with it. His blood started spilling out of his head and I took a deep breath and stopped. I got up and I stared at him. He was crawling around in great pain. I prepared to hit him again with the rock. I lifted it up and I swung it down towards his head with all my might.

However, before I could finish him off, 2 people grabbed me from behind. I tried to get away. I tried kicking them and I tried to squirm away. However, I was unable to do anything. They were dragging me back into the woods. They then turned me around and I saw at least 20 of the people in black walking towards me. I was shocked. I thought that the guy I beat up was the only one who was chasing me but there were dozens of them who were following me along the path all day. One of them pulled a syringe out of his pocket and he was walking towards me. I tried kicking at him to get him away. A few more of them held my feet and body down so I couldn't move at all. They pinned me to the ground. The man with the syringe was right above me. There was dark, black liquid inside it. I tried screaming for help as a last resort. The man then ejected the liquid into my arm. I tried screaming again. I started to grow dizzy very fast. I was starting to see nothing but blur. I tried my hardest to stay awake. I eventually grew weaker and weaker until I passed out.

END OF PART 1 