For the next week, Megan and Olivia were like zombies. They were still shocked from what happened to Grace. Grace didn't know what to do. She tried making their favorite foods but nothing worked. They were slowly losing weight and their eyes were bloodshot. They barely blinked at all. Grace had to force them to blink. She used her bare hands to shut and open their eyes. It was tragic.
Grace cried during the nights. She was losing her mind. She remembered her lover. The guy who came through her window a few days ago. She has no clue where he is. The last time she saw him, he cut up her face and slammed her head in boiling hot water with spicy peppers. She still loved him no matter what he did to her. Grace is sick in the head. She loves when she gets all messed up and hurt. It started since she was a small child. Her dad was an alcoholic and her mom was mental. She would get severely punished almost every day.
Within 12 hours, Olivia and Megan came back to their senses. They sat still staring at each other. Their lips were so badly chapped, their lips were covered in dried blood. It hurt to speak. They first washed their face and drank water. Then they smeared on vaseline. They had no appetite at all. Grace fed them slices of an apple and they instantly threw it up. It took them 2 weeks to get used to eating regular meals 3 times daily. Plus snacks in between.
Grace was relieved. Her best friends were back to normal. Their energy levels was very low though. Olivia didn't have her same charm and Megan never cracked any jokes. It was mainly silent. They stayed in the log cabin for a longer period of time. They decided to stay there for the whole summer. That is probably their biggest mistake. They had no idea what was gonna happen. If only someone or something could warn them. Good thing they did get a warning. It was early August when a strange note slipped under their door. It had bloody fingerprints on it and the handwriting was sloppy. It resembled chicken scratch.
Megan was able to clearly read the note. It read:
"RUN!!!!!!! RUN AS FAR AS YOU CAN! RIGHT NOW! IF YOU'RE READING THIS NOTE, IT'S ALREADY GETTING TOO LATE! STOP WASTING YOUR TIME!!! I KNOW THERE'S THREE OF YOU! PACK YOUR STUFF QUICKLY AND GET OUT OF THERE!!!!!!!"
It frightened them and they panicked. Packing whatever they could fit into their suitcases. Their hands shaking and soft whimpers. They held onto each other's hands and ran faster than they ever have before. They ran for their lives. After all, they were all still teens back then. They knew that they still had a whole future ahead of them. They didn't want it to come to an end. They looked like professional track players. Running and running. Faster and faster without stopping. Good thing they packed a whole bunch of water bottles and snacks.
They ended up on a highway. Speeding cars passed them. Olivia put her thumb up and a older man stopped his truck. He pulled up to the side of the road and let them in.
"Now where are ya'll pretty little things heading?" He asked while giving a little smirk.
"...umm... we're going towards the west side. Anywhere near the beach is fine." Grace blurted out.
"Yes. Please sir. We're in a rush." Megan replied.
Olivia had a scared look in her eyes. Her legs started trembling. She couldn't keep still. She began sobbing and she looked awful. The old guy glanced at his mirror and saw her.
"Are you alright miss? You look mighty afraid of something."
"I-I-We-We are not okay. We're gonna die tonight."
He slammed the brakes.
"Now hold up. What is going on here? Ya'll better tell the truth. Or I'm calling the cops."
Megan told the man everything, from the very beginning. He sat there and listened to every word coming out of her sweet sounding voice. Megan truly had a voice like an angel. Relaxing yet pure. He seemed understanding. He reassured them that they will all be alright and he will make sure of that. For some reason, the kindness of a stranger seemed a bit strange. Why was he so nice to them? Did he have evil intentions? Or was genuinely a good guy?
Only time could tell. They kept on driving. The girls stayed up in case anything bad were to happen. They finally stopped at a local gas station. The girls jumped out of the car and went inside the convenient store. They bought themselves a few drinks and snacks. They met back up with the guy and got into the truck. The heat was slowly dying down as the sun was setting. It was nearly 8 o'clock. They were all starving.
They quickly ate their snacks and drank all of their drinks. The man ate nothing. He told them that he was still full from a big breakfast he had earlier. He drove them to his trailer and said that they were gonna sleep there for the night. The girls felt uncomfortable squeezing into a queen size bed with him. There was hardly any room for the four of them. So the man slept on the couch. His bed sheets were nasty. It was dirty and a bit sticky... they threw it across the room. Only to find blood stains on his bed! You could tell it wasn't that old.
Grace nearly screamed but Olivia covered her mouth. Megan distracted the guy by undressing in front of him. She changed into her night gown. The man started touching himself and that's when the three of them ran out the door. They ran like earlier that day. Sprinting faster this time. The man came out of the trailer yelling with his pants down to his ankles. His boxers were exposed. He had a shot gun with him. They should've known better than to get into a vehicle with a complete stranger.
Olivia was crying as she ran. She remembered the horrible trauma she faced as a small child. She was only 9 years old when she lost her virginity to her own father. Seeing the guy acting like that in front of her bestfriend was disturbing. Megan held onto her rubbing her back. She kissed her on her cheek. They were always so sweet to each other. Something that Grace will never understand. They made it back to the gas station. But it was too late. The cashier was shot dead. The man's truck was parked out front. He smiled as they turned around and saw him standing over there.
They ran again for their life. The man hopped into his truck and sped 30 miles over the speed limit. He shot at them five times. He missed. They jumped over the bullets. He reloaded his gun and fired again. This time, he managed to shoot Olivia's shoulder. She tripped on the ground and badly scraped her knee. She was bleeding from her gunshot wound. Megan ripped part of her night gown and tied it around Olivia's shoulder... adding pressure to it. Grace was furious. She screamed at the top of her lungs and she transformed to what she once became before.
Her eyes were glowing red and she was more powerful than before. You could just see the amount of force and strength she had as she threw the guy's truck around. What she didn't know was that the guy also had evil powers. He could heal himself. It made him mad and he pushed her off his truck. She went flying straight into the river. Her body was quickly bubbling up. The water was poisoned. It had acid in it. She yelled and yelled until she couldn't anymore. Olivia and Megan witnessed everything.
They were in complete and utter shock. They lost one of their closest friends all because she tried to save them. Grace was never discovered. Her body was nonexistent. Some believe that she fled the country or is hiding in disguise. Without proof, the police couldn't confirm anything. The guy shot his final rounds at the both of them when they had their backs turned. Olivia and Megan were bleeding to death. The sounds of distant sirens approaching gave them some hope. They tried comforting each other. The man sped off.
An ambulance came and placed them on a stretcher. The two of them were raced to a hospital. They got treatment and stayed there for a week. Their parents drove more than 4 hours so that they could be there with them. That night, the man returned and had a bucket of water with him. He dumped it all over Megan's face and body. He duct tape her mouth so she could barely make a sound. The same thing that happened to Grace, happened to her. Olivia was right there watching. She was paralyzed from the meds. She felt numb. Tears slid down her pretty face. She now lost her bestfriend.
Olivia wasn't herself after that. She got admitted to a mental hospital where she just sat in her white gown stiller than a statue. She was forced fed with a tube. She can't even remember her own name. Whenever her parents visit her, she violently attacks them. She has to be held down and strapped onto the bed before anyone is allowed to come in now. Some nights she will mumble nonsense. She'll bite her own arm viciously. Causing severe scarring. She can't look at water. She's afraid of what might happen to her. Whenever the sight of water approaches her, she is reminded of her two dead friends.
Once in a while Megan and Grace will greet Olivia with their presence. She wishes that they were still alive. Maybe none of this would've ever happened if it weren't for their summer trip to the log cabin. Maybe they will all still be alive enjoying each other's company. Tanning under the hot sun at white sandy beaches. Maybe they would all get into the same college... maybe. Olivia would show emotion whenever they would see her. She reaches out her arm towards them but her arm just passes through. She can't feel anything. Neither can they. The story of these once popular girls quickly became into a nightmare.
A lot of elements among the story are unknown. Olivia died in the mental hospital when she was only 21. She committed suicide by chewing on her own veins... pulling them apart and strangling her neck with it. It was a bloody mess. Nurses came running in horrified. They too were admitted to a mental facility. This same cycle of suicide kept repeating itself. Up to this day, young girls are victimized into falling into the poisoned river. More and more of them go missing. It's usually only the most popular and beautiful girls who die. There are now hundreds of them. Their souls surrounding the city. Olivia, Megan, and Grace will forever be missed. In the meantime, they are learning how to live their best life with their new ghostly friends.
All are welcomed to come and jump into the poison water. But just know that there is no coming back. If you are ever near the water, a force of energy will push you in. And if you're wondering about the old man, he is still very much alive searching for his next beauty queens. Watch out! He will find you. And he will kill you.
