Breaking Point Creative Writing

The Breaking Point

The crackle of the bright and warm fire filled the cool, dark night air. The tall maple trees surrounded the small clearing in the vast dark forest. Every now and then you'd hear a menacing howl, or a small short hoot from an owl that would send chills down your spine. The moon was close to being full, and it shined through the trees providing little vision. Leaves would succumb to gravity and the cool autumn wind causing them to fall off their tree covering the ground in different variations of color. Roy stared blankly at the fire sitting on an old log with a concerned look on his face. He knew something wasn't right about this forest, and it was haunting his mind to the point where he was feeling scared. A sudden crunching of leaves made Roy jolt up and grab his camera from his pocket. With his right hand he flicked the flash on and steadied his finger over the picture …show more content…
Something hanging off of the tree intrigued the two boys to investigate. Roy's expression darkened. Hanging off of the tree was a noose swaying back and forth. Will stared in horror. "Do you think this ties in with the deaths?" Roy asked. Will didn't reply. He made little movement. A tear came out of his eye. Roy seemed a little nervous, so he walked over to his friend. "You alright?" He didn't reply. Will slowly pointed to the dead oak. Roy looked from him to the tree. When he realized that he was pointing to the tree Roy cautiously walked over to it. The noose stopped moving all of the sudden. Out of nowhere his head started to hurt like a migraine. He closed his eyes in pain. Out of nowhere a woman shrieked above Roy. Peeking his eyes open he saw a girl wearing a white dress hanging stiffly in the noose. "Oh my god." Roy looked over to Will. Will stood motionless. Roy ran over to Will and screamed, "We got to get out of here!" Will regained consciousness and nodded his