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At the Edge of the Forest At the Edge of the Forest by Amy Cross
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“I'm always at my happiest out here. Trudging through the forest, miles from civilization and with only the sound of my own footsteps for company, I feel as if my soul is truly at rest. No fears, no concerns, no worries, just an absolute sensation of pure calm and happiness.”
Amy Cross, At the Edge of the Forest
“She fires. I feel the bullet burst through my skull and enter my brain.”
Amy Cross, At the Edge of the Forest
“I spot a bloodied body on the floor. Making my way over, I see that it's the same guy I saw in a previous vision, with his intestines having spilled out everywhere. Before I have a chance to react,”
Amy Cross, At the Edge of the Forest
“hell it isn't!” I hiss, making my way around the car and trying to open the passenger-side door, only to find that it's locked. “That creature in the forest has ruined my goddamn life, and I'm not going to just walk away. The voice told me it had no more need for my services, it said it had found someone else and I guess now we know who. It”
Amy Cross, At the Edge of the Forest
“don't have time for her crap right now,” she says firmly. “If she wants to make the same mistakes”
Amy Cross, At the Edge of the Forest
“can't explain right now.” Sighing, she takes a step back. “Where the hell could she be? She's not at the store, she's not at home, she's not here, there's no way she'd”
Amy Cross, At the Edge of the Forest
“screams as I drag her back over to the counter. I grab the knife and plunge it down into her chest, stabbing her repeatedly until she's just a lifeless lump of meat and bone. For a moment, it's as if I'm not even in control of my own actions, as if the voice from the forest is filling me with power. As I let the old woman's body slip down onto the floor, I take a seat and try to get my breath back, but in truth I can feel myself getting increasingly tired. For a moment, I actually start to wonder if I could just lean back and die right here, but I know I still have work to complete.”
Amy Cross, At the Edge of the Forest
“What happened?” I whisper, sitting up straight and examining my arms, only to find several more cuts and bruises.”
Amy Cross, At the Edge of the Forest
“swear to God, while I was in a coma my wife seems to have embraced reality television to a degree that's genuinely terrifying. I guess”
Amy Cross, At the Edge of the Forest
“some kind of stupid prank?” “I didn't speak to you once after you went out there.” I open my mouth to argue with him, before realizing that the haze of static meant I couldn't be sure it was really his voice. I guess I just assumed, since I thought he was the only person who'd be trying to talk to me. “So who else”
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