Into the Woods

The rest of the evening after the trek was pretty awkward for me. The trek was equally awkward. Meghan had injured her leg and Victor was carrying her all the way back. The "couple" looked adorable apparently, according to everyone.

I stayed as far away from Victor as possible, I did not want Meghan to get all pissed. I was annoyed with him as well. All of this was beginning to seem like a joke. I brushed all bad thoughts away and focused on the trek. Hilda was holding my hand for support.

"Screw him, girlfriend. You are way better than that fox anyway" she chuckles.

I smile and look at Victor. He looked at me apologetically.

After dinner, we get back to our tents when the girls call Hilda and me.

"We're telling spooky stories. Come along." Stella, one of the popular employees called us. Victor had been calling my mobile frantically. I pick up and tell him I was busy. He sends huge messages saying how he really needs to see me.

"I'm busy, you know that. Ttyl." I text him back and turn my phone off. I was really enjoying myself; I did not need this right now.

Luke comes to me a while later and whispers something shocking in my ear.

"Excuse me, I gotta go." I say and excuse myself.

"What do you mean he's screaming?" I ask Luke. I couldn't believe Victor was creating a scene. Luke says he couldn't come any further and leaves. I could see lights at a distance. It was quite far from where we were camping. I follow the lights and find Victor.

"Took you long enough" he says and extends his hand. He quickly takes it back, as if he remembered something. He walks ahead and asks me to follow him. He had made a beautiful arrangement with torches, a broken tree trunk. He had arranged a few fruits beautifully. Pineapples, my favourite.

"Thanks Victor, but" I say but he stops me with a kiss.

I push him away. "Where's my diary, Victor? I know you have it. Or you have got something to do with it." I say and fold my hands.

"Hey, what's so personal between us Sof? We are supposed to be open with each other."

"No, we don't. Trust takes time. With you, I don't have much of it." I defend.

"I read it Sof. I know you know stuff about me, things you weren't supposed to know. That's not who I am."

"It seems like I know enough. If anything, whatever you're doing right now Victor, proves the visions to be true. Besides, the diary wasn't supposed to be read by you. Give it back." I was so annoyed.

"I love you Sofia, please stop this. Lovers don't hide things from each other."

"Lovers don't invade privacy. We aren't lovers, Victor."

"There's no privacy between us."

"Yes. There is. Please stop this."

"Sof," he says, "Sofia." I correct him.

"Ms. Malitz, I love you. I care about you. I know you do too. Stop this."

"You don't love me, Victor. You like the idea of me as a person, you want to acquire me. Take control of who I am. I am not your puppet." I say and walk away.

He holds my hand to stop me and I feel the most excruciating pain I had felt since the first time I made contact with him. It was dark, I couldn't see anything but it felt horrible. I jerk and break contact with Victor.

"Leave me alone Victor, or I'll scream." I glare at him.

"Try me." He says and pulls me closer. "I'm not into this Victor, you cannot force me into this. I don't feel anything for you. At least from now on, it's over. LEAVE ME!" I scream into his ear. He lets go to

protect his ears and I make a run for it.

I hurt my hand along the way back but don't give it much attention as I was scared. I wanted to get away from Victor. This had turned into violence now. I had to get my diary back before anyone saw it, my visions were true. Victor was the bad guy. My thoughts were all over the place. I had to get back to safety. I was losing sight of things around me. I kept pushing myself. It was getting darker, till I realized it was my body.

I had already lost a lot of blood; my hand was injured pretty badly. I see the camp and rush to my tent and get into it.

I wake up an hour later to Hilda's voice.

"Sof, thank goodness you're awake." She says. I feel a stinging pain in my hand, I look at it to find it covered in band aid.

"Went on an adventure to find ghosts eh?" Aaron teased, "You got us all worried." He said nervously.

I get up, ignoring everyone's constant questions and get into my tent and collapse. I was going to deal with Victor tomorrow. Tonight, I shall rest.