It wasn't just another cliche ghost story and camping

Submitted into Contest #64 in response to: Write a ghost story where there’s more going on than it first appears.... view prompt

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In a summertime afternoon, 5 friends were getting ready for their yearly camping trip for they became friends even after the closure of their school camp. They were all interested in each other for they all have traits that befit one another and they became close like father and daughter. A trip that once was enjoyable will soon be a nightmare of confusion, betrayal and riddles. Their friendship was confronted by a series of trust and faith. Will they succeed in this situation or will they rot in their regrets? Read to find out.

Chapter 1: Tale Cliche

Johann woke up in the floor approximately 2 feet away from his bed from masturbating all night. He was notified by his friends to get ready for their trip. An exhausted Johann was slothfully getting up and getting ready, eating breakfast and packing lunch. Although he was tight on cash, he was able to get more from his monthly college allowance in which he did not spend wisely in the past few months. Johann tidied up and was going out fresh from the bath for he is 3 minutes late. There awaiting in the gas station was Felix his classmate bro, Jane who is an amazing social studies student, Fersha who is a childhood and a top student in Johann's English major class, Kyle who was just vibing and Eunice who definitely did not know where they were going. These people for better or for worse, have been through many things such as assembling a party to making a protest and succeeding which was about cafeteria table being few. They are the dream team of cooperation and this trip was just another reminiscing of their success and friendship. "So who's telling it this time" Fersha asked about their yearly fiction story telling activity. "uhmm i think its.....me?" Johann said out of curiosity. "hmmm... I guess so. I mean no one is clearly up for it so you go" Fersha said and Johann agreed. "ok so.... In the forest was young girl who was lost and scared for her life. She was afraid that she would die...until. A spirit asked her saying 'Do you want a wish child?'. Out of desperation she reluctantly accepted it and made her 1 single wish come true. ' I want someone to protect me, to save me and help me for all this time all i wanted was...someone to be there for me'. The spirit granted her wish and she was never seen from again" Johann told. " wow. What a banger story coming from an Engish major lol" Jane said laughingly. "Cmon man gimme some slack. I haven't really been motivated to write and im already dying out my light so." Johann explained his incongruity. As they drive by the gate of the cabin, they reminisce their past experiences of their trips and began to feel nostalgic about it. They unload their bags and went to the cabins to sleep for the night.

Chapter 2: What on Earth!?

Clanking outside of the cabins was a noise rather similar to colliding tin cans cooped up shaking. They were loud on the cabin of Kyle and Fersha who were annoyed because it was the middle of the night. " Who df is doing that shit?" Kyle aggressively questioning who it was. "I don't know but were about to find out" Fersha replied. They slowly walked outside for the temperatures were cold similar to those during winter and found the tin cans were flying in the air in a circular pattern. A confused Fursha was rather denying that what she was seeing was right but after a few brushes and slapping she made the conclusion that it was fucking real and she panicked. "WTF IS THIS SHIT!!!???" Fersha fearfully replied whilst running away from the tin cans. They approached her and she panicked even more and tripped at the front of their door. Full with fear, hope in her eyes drain but Kyle was just ther to catch them midair and Fersha was just there looking like an idiot." THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME" Fersha sobbingly said. " Yeah but wtf was that" Kyle questioned. As these questions and anomaly pondered in their heads, they decided to regroup with their other members via call. "Hello?" Fersha asked followed by a series of responses. "So, me and Kyle just experienced some weird ass anomaly shit like flying tin cans you know those cliche things that ghost do?". " Hmm...strange. I remember something similar back when school camp was still around" Anne replied. "Really" Fersha asked. "Yeah but i don't really know what was going on, but I knew it was something that no else has seen in that time. At least for me." Anne responded. Unknowingly of the events that just happened, they went to bed and hope for the best to get through the morning.

Chapter 3: Did you do it?

Ata morning's notice, neither Fersha was able to get a good night sleep but Kyle was after exhausting himself way to much after jacking off. Fersha met up with Anne who was concerned for them after they panicked last night about a anomaly mishap . Meanwhile, Johann woke up dumbfounded as their group chat was flooded with panics. He immediately asked Jane what happened and to that she said" Oh, there was a ghostly encounter last night by Fersha". "Oh dang. Shit has been going down without me" Johann said. Outside Felix was panicking for he has terrible news to bring to the group. "The Gas is empty..." Felix said. "WHAT!!!" everyone replied. "No way. The campus is only 12 kilometers from here how is that possible, and we were in a gas station." Jane said. "I don't know what happened but basing from my speculation, I think someone did it singlehandedly, but who though?" Felix speculated. Everyone wondered and pondered as for who might be the impostor but it was pretty obvious that stranding them from a mountain camp can lead to malicious intent. They slowly moved away from each other as their trust began to collapse while Johann was still confused from missing out on the action. Throughout the day, they were trying to find ways to leave the camp but were always at a dead end and was forced to stay another night. " I haven't seen you around Jane. What were you doing all night?" Fersha asked. "Well I was mostly just vibing but I guess I was just helping out setting the campfire tomorrow." Jane replied. Fersha knew something was up with Jane because in her past experiences she was known to hide something from her group every time they go camping such as these but those reasons are small things such as eating all the food or not bringing any hygene suplies so she roams around the camp to find leftovers and gets lost, but even though those were reasonable she was still nervous even after confessing. Ever since their first outing to this place, she has been like that everytime and she isn't liking it.

Chapter 4: How could you?

The camp in which they settle used to be their old school camping site which was closed due to "technical" problems. The closing of the camp was no complained because of its facilities, but the reason of its closing is a rather dark tale. Behind the curtains of the woodcutting shed was a dead girls body ripped to shreds with many fatal wounds such as an opened face, guttering insides sprouting and infested with various insects digging their way into the body even with a blade of the woodcutter still inside her and it bleeding to the floor as it stenches amidst the end of the entire shed. With this description, it was assumed the body was lying there till yesterday or even before. An experience never before seen by the school faculty in which murder has occurred in their grounds forcing them to move for the children's safety. Knowing this made the group assume that it was the ghost of that kid's body haunting them and the killer was among them, but who was to blame?" I'm pretty sure its either one of the 3 boys since we girls have just been vibing when that day happened, except when Jane had to leave early due to family issues. "Well its definitely not me I swear. Me and Kyle were hanging out even before our assembly." Felix responded. " So that just leaves Johann right?" Fersha said. " To be blunt, I really don't know what's going on but if were talking about that specific day wherein "she" died I wouldn't have it any other way of saying it but I was actually trying to confess to her that day but I never saw that girl again" Johann responded. " Wait which "she" are we talking about?" Fersha asked. "You know, Anne" Johann said. " Wait... Isn't she still alive, I mean I just spoke to her you know?" Fersha said. " Wait what? No, she died on that day because she fell on a cliff right?" Johann said confusedly. "Wait, what? Then` where is-" "Sleep". All of them fell to the ground instantly asleep, and Jane's body was being dragged outside by a mysterious force.

Chapter 5: I will save you.

Awoken from his temporary slumber, Johann was awoken by the one he used to love Anne who died of fall damage. "Hey, wake up. Your friend is in danger." Anne said. "(grunting) Anne?" Johann asked. " Yeah its Anne, but there's no time to waste. You got to save Jane from being murdered as well". Johann was quick to rush her commands for he was so happy to see her again after repenting for not protecting her for a couple of years. He finds her in the same cliff wherein Anna died and saw that Jane was emotionless and was accepting what was coming for her, death. Johann yelled" JANE RUN!!!" but Jane was reluctant to follow him." hey Johann, did you know that I avenged your one true love?" Jane said amidst of the edge of a cliff. "She killed Anne and I saw it. I saw you looking for her, desperately and I felt like justice needed to be served so I did.". Johann was confused on what she was saying, but he got the gist that the she killed the murderer of Anne in a sense of justice. But that wasn't Johann's concern, his concern was the safety of Jane in which he acted fast. "ANNE GET THAT FUCKING DEVIL OUTTA HERE" Johann yelled. Anne the Spirit tackled the demonic spirit as Johann rushed to save Jane but something risky happened. She was now hanging of the cliff with Johann's hand as a rope keeping her dangling in the deep cliff. With all of his might, Johann used all of his strength while calling out a cry to get Jane backup. "Jane you got to pull it together here. I don't care if you murdered my crush's murderer, I want to save you since that is Anne's wish." Johann said. "Look, I know you made a lot of sins and mistakes, but if you keep moving forward to the future I'm sure you would find a way to redeem yourself ok? Even sinners can be forgiven if they wish it hard enough and didn't mean their sins deeply, and I'm sure your sense of justice can prove that right?". In confusion on what to do, Jane just stood there doing nothing but dangling to Johann who was almost out of strength to hold on. Then the ground began to collapse and they slowly began to fall. Until finally his friends came just in time to grab his hand and for them to stop falling. The Spirit and the Devil vanished as the Sun rise'd from the east and began to start a new day as cops arrived at the scene to rescue them from these premises. Their friendship never became the same again and their relationship started to deteriorate gradually until they meet up once more. "Wanna go on another trip?" Felix asked. "sure why not" Johann replied and the crew was a new of personalities and began a series of new cooperations and relationship buildng.

Fin.

October 23, 2020 17:57

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