Have You Seen My Friend Sarah?
I've always hated going into the woods at night especially the ones that surround my town of Silver Lake (somewhere in the Pacific Northwest).
Normally, at the time I would have been at home watching TV or sleeping but not on that cold Autumn night three weeks ago...
You see, my best friend since elementary school vanished after a night of bar hopping.
My best friend Sarah was beautiful with her long blond hair and piercing blue eyes (a stark contrast to my brown hair and hazel eyes) she could have been a model.
Back in high school, Sarah was voted most likely to succeed and was very well-liked amongst our peers.
Her warm smile could brighten up even the dreariest of days and that fact alone made me proud to be her best friend.
Anyway, her troubles began during our freshman year of college when she began dating a twenty-something Junior by the name of Zac Davis (not his real name).
Now Zac, who stood 6 feet tall with jet black hair and green eyes was hot and Sarah knew it.
Like any relationship though the beginning was magical and according to Sarah, Zac was beyond perfect but there was a dark side to him too.
See, things soon began to take a turn for the worse about 8 months into their relationship. He became very controlling preventing her from seeing any of her friends and sometimes was abusive.
When she finally found the courage to break up with him, surprisingly, he agreed.
A month after their break up though, she began to receive harassing phone calls from him.
This went on for several more months until finally, she had enough and obtained a restraining order against him.
The whole ordeal took a toll on Sarah and she became a recluse.
Soon, she began to exhibit odd behavior like talking to herself, seeing people who weren't actually, there.
It wasn't long before she dropped out of school too.
She seemed to snap out of it around her birthday.
Even inviting me to go bar hopping with her but I had to study so, I declined (I wish I hadn't though).
That night while I was studying, Sarah called me crying hysterically. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Help," she managed to whisper before letting out a blood-curdling scream.
I quickly dialed 911.
The cops located her car with the engine still running, but Sarah was nowhere in sight.
They immediately cordoned off the area and began treating it like a crime scene.
Something like this never happened in my hometown.
Anyway, I stood there transfixed and watched as they meticulously gathered evidence from her car.
"Sir, you're going to want to take a look at this," I heard one cop say to another.
I walked over to see what the ruckus was about and noticed a trail of blood that led straight into the woods near the cottage.
Now, to give you a history of the woods that surround my town, I have to start from the beginning...
See there was a legend about a young widow who lived in the woods some years ago.
She lived happily with her husband until one fateful day, he was murdered.
The woman was so distraught that she sought comfort in his brother.
Eventually, she fell in love with her former brother-in-law (who was married) and it wasn't long before she got pregnant.
Not wanting to raise the baby on her own, she threatened to tell his wife about their affair, and in a fit of rage, he killed her (or so he thought).
A week later, he was arrested and taken into custody.
He was later acquitted when another man came forward and confessed to her murder.
It wasn't long before people began to report seeing the dead woman in the woods giving birth to the local legend.
Some of the town's people even claimed the dead woman, was a witch.
Over the years, teenagers would dare each other to spend the night inside the cottage but nobody was brave enough except Sarah and me.
Well getting back to the story, the cops found a trail of blood that led directly to the cottage.
When they entered the cottage, they found Zac's body.
Eventually, they were able to locate Sarah in the cottage cellar.
She appeared to be in shock and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.
Gradually over the course of the week, she began to talk to me but her voice sounded almost raspy.
Soon the hospital staff began to report hearing strange laughter, like cackling coming from her room chilling them to their bones.
Staff and patients alike began complaining about a strange sulfur-like smell that permeated throughout the hospital that sometimes, lingered for days.
Lights began to flicker in the rooms and a loud banging noise like someone slamming their fists against the walls could be heard too.
It was really eerie.
Whispering could be heard coming through the intercoms and two of the nurses reported seeing an elderly woman lying on a bed in one of the empty rooms only to vanish when confronted.
Anyway, Sarah even attacked several of the nurses (which was unlike her) and so, they had to restrain her.
I began to notice a drastic change in her appearance too like her once blue eyes were now, green and strange lacerations began to appear on her body seemingly out of nowhere.
But the last straw came when I got a call from her mother telling me Sarah had vanished from the hospital.
This morning, I got a call from Sarah asking me to meet her at the cottage and I agreed
When I woke up, my head was pounding and I felt a bit groggy.
I didn't remember much of last night only that I was supposed to meet Sarah but she's nowhere in sight.
It wasn't long before I realized that I was actually inside of the cottage.
I try to stand up but realize I couldn't move because I'm chained to a wall.
I don't know how long I've been here either.
I hear voices coming from above me and I strain my ears to hear what they are saying but only make out the words, sacrifice, and witch.
Now, I'm scared for my life.
Have you have seen my friend Sarah?
Please, help me find her.
Please, if you find Sarah tell her to stay away from the woods.
Credited to Gdokim
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