One day, the two friends, Sebastian and Lainey, decided to hike on a mountain. For a few hours, they had so much joy and laughed a lot. But a few minutes later, a discussion was triggered. In Lainey´s opinion it was time to take a break, but Sebastian did not want to as Lainey always overestimated her abilities. He accused her of not having the desire anymore – and he was quite frustrated because, after all, they had been training for the trip for a long time. They came to the compromise, that Sebastian would keep going and Lainey would take some time out.
A short time later, Lainey wanted to continue hiking, but unfortunately, she had no idea, where to walk. In her desperation, she wrote text messages to Sebastian. Horribly, her last and most important message was sent but did not arrive anymore. She panicked because she was hearing footsteps behind her. Lainey smelled the rainy air and recognized that it would rain soon. The steps came closer and closer and got louder and louder. Her heart was beating faster and faster and a drop of sweat ran down her forehead. She ran forward to escape and screamed: “No, leave me alone! Go away!“ The unknown person followed her .
A thunderstorm moved on and clouded the landscape. Lainey turned her head. She was scared, but because of the fog, she could not recognize anything. Suddenly, she collided with a person, who was initially unknown to her. In a split second of creepiness, Lainey finally realized that it was Sebastian.
But then, Lainey said: “Luckily it´s you! I´ve heard a pounding noise behind me all the time.“ “But it wasn´t me! I could hear the noises too.“ , Sebastian answered terrified. In that moment, the steps came closer and closer…
written by Janina and Miglena, year 10, December 2021