The Way Through The Woods - Original Writing

The Way Through The Woods - Original Writing

Like always I would finish work at six thirty on a Friday night, but

this Friday I decided to do some over time. I didn't really need the

money because my father was well off, but I liked to keep on top of

the paper work. I eventually finished work at about eleven o'clock and

then set off home. I was really exhausted, so I was determined to

arrive home quickly. There was no moon, just a solid slab of grey fog

that stretched as far as I could see, so it was extremely difficult to

see where I was walking. Luckily, there was a street lamp up ahead

that gave the slightest bit of light. I saw a path that could barely

be seen leading into an endless fog, and very stupidly I took it

thinking it may be a shortcut. I continued to walk that path, stepping

on what seemed to be crunchy leaves-it gradually led me into an area

where the fog shimmered over bent straggly trees, it was a wood. I

walked for quite a distance finding no other exit, just more fog and I

could see that the path continued to lead me deeper and deeper into

the woods. I then came to the conclusion, "I WAS LOST!"

As I stood alone in this deserted area, I had the feeling that I was

being closely watched because I saw glimpses of what I thought were

animals eyes. Thinking these creatures may attack me; I began to walk

faster and faster eventually breaking into a run. I slowed down when I

heard a horrific scream that echoed loudly in the sky.

I followed the sound let off by the scream, I ran up and down

constantly yet I could not see anyone.

"Was it a ghost?" I thought to myself.

"No there's no such things as ghosts", I thought again.

I continued to walk through the woods looking and listening more

carefully than ever, knowing that something wasn't right. As I

approached the covered path again, I heard yet another scream but this