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Caydock

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A little something to entertain all my readers with, here. The beginning of a short horror story I'm writing. I have no idea if it's original or not. My friend gave me the idea and he told me he made it up, but if he was wrong, please tell me. I don't want to plaguerize.
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“And the skies are not cloudy all day…”
As the final notes faded away on the gentle breeze, the campfire popped loudly, causing Leigh Ann to fall from her log seat with a screech. She rose to a sitting position as her family laughed loudly at her fright. Her father, Philip, chuckled and held out his hand to help her up. She accepted the hand and sat back on the log.
This was the Redwood Family’s third vacation in the woods. The other times that they had visited the site had been in the summer, but this time Philip had a brilliant idea; Why not go on Halloween? The kids were too old for Trick-or-Treating, and a one-day camping trip sounded just fine to the Redwoods.
*What shall we sing next?” asked Lillian, smiling brightly.
“Oh, mom, do we have to sing more?” griped Clint. As a fifteen year-old, he found singing to be “beneath” him.
“Why not?* queried John, his younger brother.
“It’s because he can** stand it when his voice cracks in the middle of the song,” said Leigh Ann with a sly wink at her brother.
“Not so,” said Clint as he turned crimson all the way up to the roots of his brown hair.
Philip gave Leigh Ann a little shove on the shoulder, “Be nice to your brother,” he said. “Now, should we sing or have marshmallows?”
“Marshmallows!” chorused all the kids.
Philip reached down into his backpack that sat in the dirt next to the log. He removed the bag of marshmallows and threw them to Clint. “Let’s go looking for sticks to use, kids! Clint, you stay here and get the bag open and the marshmallows ready. We’ll just be a minute.”

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He stood up, waved to his wife Lillian, and started for the trees with Leigh Ann and John following behind. He hadn’t gotten more than ten paces away when a soft noise echoed off the trees.
Thump, Thump
Philip stopped and turned around. Clint was drumming his feet on the ground as he ripped open the bag and started putting marshmallows onto plates that Lillian was handing him.
Lillian looked up and saw Philip’s hesitation. “The kids want their marshmallows!” she called. “Go and get the sticks!”
“Yeah, dad, let’s go!” said John, tugging on his father’s red-checkered shirt.
Philip reached up to his forehead and found, to his amazement, a film of sweat under his blonde hair. He shook himself and nodded, “Okay, let’s go.” He headed off to the nearest tree and started scrounging under it, “Here’s one, two, three, there that’s good. We can share three.”
He sprinted back to the safety of the campfire, leaving Leigh Ann and John perplexed as the hurried to follow.
“What’s the rush, dad?” Asked Leigh Ann, her brow wrinkled.
“Oh, I thought you wanted marshmallows, so I decided to hurry,” said Philip with a grin plastered on his face, “so let’s toast those mallows!”
Lillian noticed that something was wrong despite her husband’s cheerful expression. “I’m going to get some baby food for Kimmy, guys. Philip, can you come with me?” Lillian picked up Kim, the baby, in her baby carrier and started for the car.
Philip hopped up, “Clint, help your brothers and sisters with their marshmallows.” At that exact moment, John dropped his marshmallow and it rolled into the shadows.
“I’ll help you with that,” said Clint, as he began to look for the stray sweet.
Philip followed his wife to their van. She turned to look at him, a concerned expression on her face. “Is something wrong, honey?”

25-Oct-2009 04:09:50

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“I think it’s nothing,” he replied. “I just sensed an…evil presence in the woods. You know how you sometimes get that feeling? I wanted to get the kids out of there just in case. I bet it’s nothing.”
Lillian brushed a lock of her shoulder-length brown hair out of her face and nodded, “I know what you mean. Let’s hurry back.”
Lillian grabbed the wipes and went back to the campfire. To her relief, the children were all still there, though Clint seemed to have recently gotten mud all over his blue sweater and face. He grinned sheepishly when he saw Lillian staring at him, “The marshmallow rolled under the log. I had to lie down to get it.”
Everyone was silent for a moment, and the only noise was the gentle breeze stirring the pines around them and the noises of many people eating. Lillian peeked into the baby carrier. Kim was fast asleep; her little snores soothing Lillian’s nervous heart. She was just calming down when…
Thump, Thump
Everyone jumped and looked around the campfire. Philip shot an accusing glance in Clint** direction. “Stop banging your heels! It’s getting on my nerves!”
Clint looked hurt, “I haven’t been banging anything! My legs are folded under my body!”
Philip looked worried for a moment, but quickly covered it with a mask of courage, “It’s probably just a branch tapping a tree,” he said.
“But would it be that loud?” asked Leigh Ann, an alarmed look on her face.
Philip stood up on the log and cupped his hands around his mouth, “Hello!” he bellowed. “Is there anyone out there?”
There was no response. A branch rustled and a crow flew out, hovering above the campfire before turning south and flying away, leaving the family more anxious than ever.
“I’ll have a little look,” said Philip, “Clint, come with me please.*
Wordlessly, Clint got up, brushed his sweater off and stood by his dad.
“Be careful,” whispered Lillian.

25-Oct-2009 04:10:27

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“We will,” said Philip solemnly. He turned and, followed by Clint, walked to the forest.
Lillian smiled at Leigh Ann and John, who were staring after the receding forms of their father and brother. “They’ll be fine,” she said reassuringly, “They’re both strong capable men.”
“I wish I could have gone,” said John clenching his fists before thrusting them into his pockets. “If only I wasn’t eleven.”
“Well I think we should all get into the R.V,” Lillian suggested, nodding in the direction of the family’s red R.V. “We’ll be safe in there.”
Leigh Ann and John nodded and were just getting up when,
Thump, Thump
Lillian whirled, her heart pounding, towards the woods. There was no sign of any being, human or animal, from what she could see.
Leigh Ann whimpered in fear and John put his arm around his sister. “Let’s hurry, mom.”
Lillian nodded and reached to pick up the baby carrier. Surprisingly, it was very light. She peeked inside and her heart almost stopped beating;
Baby Kim was gone.
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MWAHAHAHAHAH!

25-Oct-2009 04:10:43

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