Chapter 26: Witches

"Okay," August answered Elder Andreas, taking a deep breath and blinking several times as she scanned her memory for what would be her first time narrating the events of that night aloud.

"Three classmates and I and our resident advisor decided to explore a small area of suicide forest. Our RA was leading us. I brought my camera and was taking pictures along the way," August swallowed, remembering. In her mind, the scene had the same eerie silence that she remembered.

"We had probably been walking for two hours or so when Jonathan, our RA, he ran out of rope to… to trace our path. We stopped to take a break and have a snack. After that, I just remember waking up in pain. Jonathan was looking at me. He was surprised," she closed her eyes and paused, feeling her mouth go dry.