"So what was it like?"

"What was what like?" I say while getting my clothes ready for tonight. Its about 25 degrees out and I'm really not looking forward to tonight. I regret saying I would go but now Mary is so excited about me coming.

"You know. The woods. What was in them? Vampires like Edward? Or wolves like Jacob?" Mary says trying to find her keys.

"I wouldn't know. I went in there, saw a few bugs. Got scared and left. Nothing else." I never told her about the wolves. She doesn't need to know.

We start walking out to the car to leave when she stops in front of me.

"But like, you didn't see any ghost or anything? Any boys-"

"I said I saw nothing Mary. Now drop.it." I growl getting angry.

She looks a little hurt by my words but quickly recovers when we start driving.

We sit in silence for about 5 minutes. I can't feel my legs or fingers from the cold. Mary's heater in her car is broken but she insisted on taking her car for some odd reason.

We finally pull up to the wide, dark woods after what feels like 5 seconds and my stomach is feeling uneasy. This is an actual phobia of mine to be in there again.

"I'm really, truly proud of you." Mary whispers before getting out of the car.

Even my huge sweater and boots can't contain any heat and my teeth are chattering within seconds.

"You made it!" A group of football players jog over to us. They really only like Mary, she's dated almost half of them.

"So what exactly do you plan on doing tonight?" Mary tries to speak over the loud wind.

We all start walking near the edge of the woods. Mary is still making sure to be next to me for security.

"Whatever we want. Bryan got tons of beer from his parents. The cheerleaders are here so they might get bitchy after a few drinks as usual." They all laugh.

The woods are right in front of us and I can't see past 10 feet from the darkness.

"Do we have flashlights are anything," I ask Mary.

"Actually that's the fun part. No fire, lights, nothing." A jock answers me. He smiles at me but I turn away quickly.

"Let's go!" He yells and they all run in like animals. This whole situation is giving me a panic attack. Oh no. If my mom ever found out I was here she would kill me, literally kill me.

"Are you sure?" Mary asks while grabbing my hand.

"No," I whisper as we both walk into the woods.

You can barely see anyone else but you can sure hear them. They are yelling and cheering like idiots.

The scene of the woods is magnificent. It's a new moon tonight so you can't see the ground or anything but you can just feel the beauty.

The air is fresh and crisp, yet very cold.

I feel Mary's hand unlatch from mine and start to get nervous.

"Mary?" I yell although you can't hear anything. I'm standing here scared and alone when someone pushes me.

A cold liquid that reeks of alcohol gets spilled all over my sweater.

"You idiot!" I growl to whoever spilt the drink on me and try to walk in the direction where everybody is. There has to be 20 kids here already and I'm starting to feel claustrophobic.

A scream.

A high pitched scream comes from in front of me. It's not from enjoyment but sounds like it's from pain.

"Mary!" I scream into the wind hoping she heard me. I know that scream wasn't hers but I need her right now.

She screams again.

Everybody heard her this time and they start running back to the trucks and cars. The girls are screaming now but the one girl I heard isn't. Oh my god what is happening.

"Run!" I hear some guy yell from behind me.

I quickly pull out my phone to get a flashlight on. I see 10 missed calls from my mom. I dismiss it and turn on the flashlight.

I wish I hadn't.

I see a girl about the same age as me lying on the ground. Her head is almost ripped off of her body and a large grey wolf is slowly eating the flesh from her neck.

The blood.

So much blood.

I scream into the darkness and it looks like everyone else ran back to their cars.

I'm here alone. No. No not again.

My worst fear is coming back to life.

I'm crying and I can't move. I can't even recognize the girl anymore. My heart is racing and I've never felt more scared in my life.

The wolf sees me. He releases a deep growl and starts walking towards me.

This is it. I think about everyone in my life. Me lying in my casket. Mary having to live without me. My mom.

Another wolf appears. It's a dark, almost black wolf.

Oh no.

The world is trying to play some really fucking sick joke on me.

I fall to the ground. My whole body is weak.

"Carmine!" This time it isn't my mothers voice, but Mary's.

I see her running towards me and she quickly grabs my body, trying to lift me from the ground but I'm limp.

"God dammit Carmine help me!" She yells trying to pull me up.

She slaps me in the face and I regain control, ignoring the sting.

I'm still crying when I'm running back to the cars. I can hear the other girls sobbing. I don't want to turn around but I hear the wolves fighting. The same exact wolves I saw when I was little.

This is a sign. I should have never come here and I never will again. We finally see the cars and it looks like most of the students left.

"What the hell was that?!" A guy says.

I almost jump into Mary's car, Mary following me quickly after.

She doesn't speak. She knows i don't want to. I need to process this. It all happened within 5 minutes.

I cry. I don't hold back when I do either. The woods are a monstrous place and I want nothing to do with them.

Who died tonight? What if I knew her? She had her whole life ahead of her. Marriage, kids, old age.

That could have been Mary.

That could have been me.

The pain in my chest keeps throbbing harder with each passing second as we drive into the cold night air.