I was completely drenched in fear and had no idea what I could do. My thoughts were overlapping and tangling. Just nothing tangible or reasonable could come out of them.

Everywhere was covered in black. I thought I was between walls in black paint until I started walking and realised it was a dark space with no end.

With the aid of starlight, I could figure there were trees all over. Weird-looking trees. And that scared me more. Trees of bizarre human shapes howling indistinct voices. What an evil forest to be caught up in in the middle of the night.

I kept legging, groping my way in search of hurt or anything that could keep me safe or at least stop me from hearing these whispers, and keep my eyes off gazing at these eerie trees which then appeared to be dancing and making gradual moves towards one another.

With fear jittering through my veins, I took every pace with utter...