forum It’s Quiet on this Side of Hell (Closed)

Started June 15, 2018 by @rot-baby-rot!

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Hearing Krishna's words, Rebecca felt silly for feeling scared. She shouldn't be scared! This was the chance of a lifetime. "Exactly! We'll find out. Meanwhile, shouldn't we enjoy the freedom?" she inquired, hopping back up.

"Do you mean.. exploring the town? Do you think the rules still apply here?" Cally asked, looking past the lake and toward the town, which was about fifteen minutes away by walking distance. They would have to walk past the corn fields to get there.

"How could there be rules when it's empty?"

“And besides I’m all in for an adventure, I mean guys we are already gunna get in trouble, so go big…and there is no really going home unless you want to try and be basically drowned again.”

Becky waved off her concern, "Then we'll fend for ourselves. We're a big enough group for that."

“I don’t know” Krishna shuddered from the memories of sleepless nights, listening to the strange noises from the mysterious field.

"We can start heading to town, I guess. I'm just saying though, don't you guys feel it? The stillness? The quietness? It just all feels wrong, somehow." Cally said, pushing a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"And that's exactly why we should explore! We'll find out nothing by staying by the lake!"

"And you aren't worried about the rules? I mean, this is hell. What if we're supposed to follow them?"

She scoffed, "You believe that? It's probably a prank, just like Krishna theorized."

(Becky is too stubborn for her own good)

Cally held up her arm with the tattoo. "Tattoos aren't pranks! And besides, haven't you guys ever heard the rustling in the cornfields? Weren't you at least a little worried?"

"Rustling?" Jay said confused.

“I have.” Krishna plopped back down on the sand knowing that this might take a while.

"If you're chicken, just say so, gosh."

"Yeah, you know, the rustling sound, like someone's going through the fields. You aren't supposed to touch the field, so no one does. That's why the rustling is so weird. What if there's actually something in the fields?" Cally explained.

"If you're chicken, just say so, gosh."

She glared at Rebecca. "I'm not a chicken. I'm just being rational. The rules had to be there for a reason."

Glaring right back, she said, "As you all are so insistent on believing we are not at the town, then it's not going to be the same, obviously. Seeing as no one is here but us, most likely there aren't any rules."

“Guys, we are all still friends. Good friends, such that we would walk through hell for each other. Time to put that to the test. We need to come to a decision, kindly.”

Cally ignored Krishna. "We don't know if we're alone! No one comes to the lake anyway, if there are rules here, no one would be at the lake or near the cornfield. They would all be in town, avoiding each other."

"Do you want to stay here who knows how long?"

"Fine! Let's go." Cally said, giving in. "If we die, it's not my fault. Though, we might already be dead." She muttered the last part under her breath.

"Finally," she whispered. Looking around at the group, she asked, "Is anyone else coming?"

"Rustling?" Jay said confused.

"Answer" Lili suggested. She was practically breaking his bones by how hard she was sqeezing onto his hand. She wasn't good at not showing fear, but she should probably keep herself contained…she thought.

"Hey, Cally…" Becky hesitated, before admitting, "Thanks."