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Screams from the Woods

The cry was a bit faint but I heard it loud and clear it as I waited on the train platform. Everyone on the platform heard the screams but they weren't moving. The screams were coming from the dark trees and bushes between the railroad and the university grounds. It was late and I wasn’t sure if it was a smart thing to leave the platform and find the source of the a screams. The screams were from a woman's voice saying, "Get away from me! Get away from me!" Blood-curdling screams echoed through the quiet outdoor platform, and many people were staring off into the darkness with some concern on their faces. I looked at my brother Dale, and said, "I'm going." He said, "Then I am too." He always had my back like that. I told my girlfriend Mika to wait and if we didn't come back quickly to call the campus police.

As we walked towards the stairs to the platform to head towards the screams, a woman pulled out a small can of pepper spray and handed it to Dale. He thanked her and we kept moving. I felt like the crowd on the platform were all now watching us. The train was meant to come soon and Dale and Mika needed to be on that train as it was the last one to leave from...