trees of taunt, april lockhart [book recommendations for teens txt] 📗

I

"what a little skeeze" i sneered.

"I thought he ran away to New York, it mean it would make more sense! The big city, opportunities and rich 

 people not Idaho"

"like what I said, he's a skeeze--" I took a few steps before we approached a vast forest of horrifying trees and 

dark clouds. "Um..." 

"why have I never seen this before?" Margot asked curiously 

"don't ask me" i grumbled. "my dad owns the town and I've never came across this"

"we should go in!"

"Margot-"

"what's the worse that could happen?"

I took a deep breath and looked at her.

"fine. Lets go in"

 

we walked in and observed the place with wide eyes. "This is like a movie" she said. "I'm just waiting for some 

type of killer to jump out of from behind a tree" 

"shut up Margot"

"sorry"

a wave of wind blew from behind us and nearly lifted up my skirt. "ah!"

"I think I have like a sixth sense,where I can like sense spirits"

"sure"

"seriously! once my mom told me I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason. genius

if you ask me"

 she froze and started into the distance 

"what?"

"I can see something--there" she pointed right ahead of her 

I looked where she was pointing.

"Margot I can't see anything"

"well I can"

we kept on walking and she didn't blink once.

"you ok?"

"yes. yes."

"look maybe we should-"

"AH!"

"WHAT?!"

"l-let's go"

"yeah"

II

11:27 pm 

I sat sat at my desk, watching "sixteen candles"

as I heard a buzz from my phone. Margot was 

calling me.

 

"you up?" she sounded scared and cautious

"no"

"ok don't kill me but I just went back into the 

forest and there was a man there. I just ignored

him but he followed me home" she spoke at a 

very fast pace and was breathing heavily

"WHAT THE FUCK. Are u ok?! Who do I 

call?! Why'd u go back?! Should I call someone?!"

 

"no you don't need to call anyone,only if he gets inside.

hes outside,he's looking into the bathroom window down-

statirs. I'm in my bedroom with a knife."

"Are you home alone?"

"yeah"

"oh Jesus Christ Margot. WHYD U GO TO THE FOREST 

ANYWAY?!"

"I dunno!"

"fuckin'hell"

"I can here footsteps..." she dropped the phone and stayed 

silent.

"hello?"

"shush"

I stayed quiet as my legs started to shake along with my 

hands. She picked up the phone again, "he's inside.

hes here. I gotta hang up." She hanged up and I

burried my face in my hands. My heart was beating 

abnormally fast. 

 

 

 

III

10 minutes later she texted me:

 

M.T

hes gone 

                                                   me 

                             how do you know

M.T 

I checked You should 

come over tomorrow 

                                                   me 

                            wtf? you can't be 

                            so sure. ring your 

                            parents.

M.T 

I did. They're here.

                                                    me 

                            I thought they were 

                            in Rome? They

                            flew from Rome to 

                            Texas in 10 mins?                      

M.T

ye 

                                                    me

                                            Margot?

M.T

Ye

 

                                                    me

                           how do I know this

                           is you?

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