The Terrifying

I was lost. My secret venture into the nearby forest had quickly turned into a misadventure. It did not take me long to realize that I could not find my way back home. It was getting dark and there was nothing in sight except the apparently endless array of trees. I could feel the mounting fear inside me as fatigue started to get the better of me. ‘I’ll be home soon,’ I kept convincing myself while walking aimlessly. It was then that I started to hear a faint sound. ‘It is nothing. I’ll be home soon,’ I kept mumbling as I tried to calm myself. My feet froze and my heart began to beat faster. The sound got clearer, as I realized that it was made by leaves getting crunched by someone, or something. Though it could have been anything, just one thought clouded my mind; ‘The Witch of The Woods’. A chill ran down my spine and my heart sank as I could feel my hair slowly stand on their edge. My mouth went dry as I slowly turned around to see a woman at a distance. ‘The Witch, The Witch,...

“He is getting close,” the voice spoke. I tried to drive as fast as I could. I could not afford to slow down. People didn’t believe me. But I knew the voice was real. It had started since childhood or maybe it had been with me since birth. It was the answer to my prayers. I just had to close my eyes and call for it and it popped up to tell me whatever I wanted to know. “You will have to pay for it eventually.” It would speak before granting me what I wished to know. It was fun as a kid. It was like a kind of toy, an object of amusement. I used to play with it day and night. “You know you cannot run anymore.” The voice said before bursting into a laughter. “Ugh, just shut up and let me focus.” I said glancing back and forth, my eyes constantly scanning and trying to grasp the surroundings. I never really hoped that I will have to pay for it one day. Or maybe the luxuries it afforded made me forget about it. I realized its potential during my teenage years. It was like a we...