Chapter 14: How It All Begins

I was worn out up to this point, a lot of that to do with the fact that I had not got the best of sleep whilst I had been in ISS with Alexander earlier, also a lot of it due to the fact that I knew at the exact same time too, that a lot of it had to do with the fact that I had not slept at all good last night either. None of that really felt like it mattered right at this very moment in time how ever, as I then let out quite a bit of a soft sigh to my self, all of the sudden, as I shook my head, and got my focus on just what it was time how ever, as I instead got my focus on just what it was that we were doing right now, and where it was that we were even at right now, in the very first place any ways.

Where ever it was that we were at, at this very moment in time, it was for certain cold. It was destined to be that way around this time of the year, but this felt quite a bit colder than it usually should be, as I had not been expecting this at all. I was for certain glad that Alexander had told me that I needed to suit my self up for it to be cold tomorrow, none the less, as I then nodded to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I rolled my eyes a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as even that kind of hurt, as it felt quite a bit cold, to even move my eyes around at all, as well. I shook my head, as it kind of felt like I was just making things up to my self, at this point now, how ever.

It felt like I was looking for any sort of excuse that I could think of, to ask Zachary of he could take us back to the car, and that we could go back home. I really did not care at this point if every one wanted to call me a pussy due to me being that way. It was not just even the fact that I was scared at this point, nor was it the fact that we were following some creepy old man that we had never met before, nor had he ever seemed to be out in the real world at all at any point, over to some cabin that he owned out in the woods. A part of me wanted to say that it made sense to me now, as to how the cabin still looked to be in perfectly fine, and perfectly pristine condition, but at the exact same time, it kind of felt a bit strange to me, as to how that was even the case, if I was not going to lie to my self.

I shook my head, as I got my focus off of all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time as well, as I was sure that we would all be fine. There was 6 of us, and there was simply only 3 of them at the exact same time as well. Plus both Alexander and Zachary were big and strong, as I knew that the both of them went to the gym a lot, and they lifted weights as well. I felt like I was just over thinking all of this right now, as it felt like me and Alexander had seemed to swap up with the way that we were acting right now, as it seemed like Alexander had got off of his initial nerves as to just what it was that he had been so worried about in the very first place any ways, as he seemed to be quite a bit excited as to just what it was that we were even doing now.

Now it seemed like I was all of the sudden the one that was acting just the way that Alexander had been not all too long ago, as I had my head a bit low to the ground, due to the fact that I was in fact quite a bit afraid, and I was not all too sure if this was a good idea at all. I just wanted to go back home, which was a rare thing for me to say at the exact same time as well, due to the fact that I knew that I hated to be at my home never the less. It felt a lot better than to be in the below freezing cold snow right now, and also the fact that the man kept on trying to tell us the fact that all of the stories, and all of the monsters that lived out here, were in fact true, and they all were in fact real at the exact same time as well.

I sighed just a bit to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I got my focus more on the fact that I saw the cabin not all too far ahead of us all of the sudden, as I let out quite a bit of a sigh of relief, all at the exact same time too, which I knew that the man had heard, as it seemed to startle him a bit at the exact same time too, as I was the one that was in the front right now, just due to the fact that I had passed the others, because I wanted to get in to a warm room as soon as I possibly could. I looked back on the girls, to make sure that they were okay, as I could tell they looked to be even more cold than I was. That did not matter to me how ever, as I was simply just glad to see that they were still with us.

I shook my head all at the exact same time as well, as I got my focus back on to the thoughts as of just what it was that was even going on right now, as I turned my head back in front of me, only to see that the man had stopped him self right in front of the cabin, as he had the door hanging wide open at the exact same time as well, as he had quite a bit of a creepy smile on his face never the less. I shivered just a bit to my self, all at once, as I was not all too sure if it were due to the fact that it was cold out side right now, or if it were due to the fact that the man was acting quite a bit strange. I shook off all of those thoughts how ever, once again, as I then all of the sudden saw the older man then nod to me, all at the exact same time as well.

I was still just quite a bit lost as to just what it was that was even going on in the very first place any ways, if I was not going to lie to my self, as I kept my focus more on the fact that I wanted just go in side of the house as soon as possible. I just needed to him, as a little bit of a response back to what it was that he had just done, as I then all of the sudden, began to head in to his cabin, which was in fact, surprisingly enough, quite a bit lit up at the exact same time as well. I could not help but to have a bit of a sly grin on my face, all at the exact same time as well, as I was about to walk in to the cabin, when all of the sudden, the man put his arm out in front of me to stop me.

I was a little bit lost as to just what it was that was going on right now, as I still was quite a bit worried about the man holding on the rifle at the exact same time as well, as I knew for a fact, that I was very much unlike Zachary in all of this, as I knew that I did not want to mess with this man at all. I began to breath in quite a bit heavily to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I looked down at the ground for just a few moments, before in the end, I did in fact lift my head up, and I tilted my head at the older man, to let him know that I was a little bit confused, as to just what it was that was going on with him in the very first place any ways.

The man had a bit of a grin on his face right now, as if he was enjoying all of this at the exact same time as well, as he had only simply taken us to this place, so that he could tease us, and he could mess around with us, all at the exact same time as well, as it was quite a bit upsetting to me, none the less, as I squinted my eyes at the man, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that was going on with him at all, just at this very moment in time any ways. It did not seem like he had very much of a clue as to just what it was that was going on right at this very moment in time as well, as he now had a bit of a blank look on his face at the exact same time as well.

I was quite a bit worried, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I should do right now, as I then all of the sudden heard the slippery foot steps up my friends, all at the exact same time as well, as they joined me on the front porch of the man's cabin, as it was clear that they too did not have a single clue as to just what it was that was going on, as they too stopped just behind me. Just as they stopped, the man all of the sudden put his arm down, and he all of the sudden once again nodded back to me again. I still was a bit lost, but at the exact same time as well, I was also a little bit upset, as I was not all too sure if I really wanted to nod back to him at all this time, if I was not going to lie to my self, as I kept a bit of a blank look on my own face, all at the exact same time as well.

I did not want to give in to this strange man at all, if I was not going to lie to my self, never the less, as I looked at the older man, right in to his eyes, and he then began to speak to me, all at the exact same time as well, as he realized that I was not going to nod back to him this time. I let out a bit of a soft sigh, as I did my best to try to get my focus off of all of the thoughts that it seemed like my mind had been stuck in, in the very first place any ways, as I then all of the sudden, all at the exact same time as well, then began to listen as to just what it was that the strange old man even had to say to me, so it seemed, in the very first place any ways.

"Don't forget... There is a reason that I am letting you stay the night... It is not just because I am a nice guy like that... It is because I don't want a bunch of young kids like you, to get killed in the middle of the night out here..." He said to me, all at once, as I saw that he had a bit of a blank look on his face at the exact same time as well, as to just what it was that he had even said, as it seemed like he was being truthful with the fact that he had said that he was not doing it just to be nice to us. At the exact same time as well, it also kind of did not make much sense to me, all at the exact same time too, as to just what it was that he had even said never the less, if I was going to be completely honest with my self. It seemed like quite a bit of a nice thing for the man to do, for him to let us stay the night in the cabin, do that we did not get torn up by all of the creatures that he had brought up, in the middle of the night. I still felt like the man was trying to scare us, as I was sure that the scary creatures were just bears, and some other animals, as I did not believe in any of those conspiracies about big foot, or any of those things about ghosts or any other monsters, if I was going to be serious with my self. I shook off all of those thoughts from my head, all at the exact same time as well, still, as I then got my focus back on to the older man, as he then continued to speak, all at the exact same time as well, as I once again began to listen as to just what it was that he had to say at the exact same time too, though I really did not care all too much about any of it, if I was going to be completely honest with my self. "I want you to all come in, and sit at the table with me... You made a bit of a big mistake in coming here..."

The man said it to us, with quite a bit of a blank look on his face, all at the exact same time as well, as it now really did start to seem like he was simply saying all of this to scare him off of his land now, as I once again rolled my eyes, as I was starting to not take the guy all too seriously any more. I was not all too sure if he was threatening us or not, but I had to guess that he was not doing as such a thing, just due to the fact that he was letting us stay the night in his cabin out in these woods. I shook off all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time as well how ever, as I got my focus off of all of that none the less, as I was just glad that the man had not seen me roll his eyes at him, if I was going to be serious with my self.

I knew my friends would never forgive me, if the man got upset with that, and he kicked us off of his property. Hell, he might even shoot one of us, as I felt like I was treading on fine ground right at this very moment in time, as well. I blinked my eyes a few times, once again none the less, as I got my focus off of that too, as I saw the older man then all of the sudden nod to us, all at the exact same time as well, as it was clear that he wanted us to go in to his place, and to go and sit down at the table, just as he had told us to do, so that he could tell us the story that he had said that he was going to tell us in the very first place any ways, as I was glad that I was starting to face reality, and I was not as freaked out as I had just been not all too long ago.

I nodded just a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I got my focus off of all of the thoughts that had to do with any of that, as I then all of the sudden began to walk in to the cabin. Just as I did in fact do as such a thing, it instantly began to heat up once I had gotten in side of there, as I could already feel the snow and the ice on my boots starting to melt, I was a bit worried as to the fact that they might make me slip, before I got any further in to the place, as I then began to start to take them off, since the place was clearly warm enough, due to the fact that there was a fire blazing on the other side of the room, as I could already see it from not all too far away, all at the exact same time as well, as I then nodded to my self, quite a bit relieved as well, if I was to be for real with my self, never the less.

As I then turned my head around, all at the exact same time as well, mainly due to the fact that I heard loud coughing, which I was a bit worried might be one of the girls getting sick, which I was in fact quite a bit worried for, as I knew that as much as we had brought bags with blankets, we had not brought any medicine, and that was not some thing to play with, or to mess around with, with the conditions that we were in right at this very moment in time either way. I let out a bit of a rough sigh, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden turned my head over to the front door, as I saw that it was simply just Zachary who had coughed at me for some odd reason or another.

I tilted my head at the exact same time as well, as I could tell that he did not look sick at all right now. I was a little bit lost by it, if I was not going to lie to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then looked at him right in to his eyes, as it all of the sudden hit me as to just what it was that he was doing, and also the reason that he had coughed in the very first place any ways. He had coughed to get my attention on him, but the reason as to why it was that he even wanted my attention in the first place, was simply due to the fact that I was blocking the front door to the cabin that I was alone in right at this very moment in time as well.

I felt a bit bad, as I then had a bit of a guilty look on my face, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden dipped my head a bit low to the ground, all at the exact same time as well, as I then moved out of the way, as soon as I saw that the girls seemed to be freezing to death right at this very moment in time, even with the big coats that they had brought with them. I felt quite a bit bad about it, as I stared down at the ground for quite a bit of some time, as I let every one then all of the sudden join me in the very warm cabin, all at the exact same time as well, never the less, as I heard quite a bit of some sighs of relief, all at the exact same time as well, as soon as they then all joined me in the big room that we were in right now.

The girls took off their shoes at the front door, out of common courtesy, as it was a normal and respectful thing to do when ever it was that you came in to another person's home. I was now all of the sudden glad that I had done as such a thing, all at the exact same time as well, due to the fact that I did not know the old man at all, just yet, and I did not want to test him at all either. It was clear that the guys did not think on that, or it was just the fact that they clearly did not care all too much at all how ever, just due to the fact that they kept on going in to the cabin, with their nasty, snowy, and muddy boots that they had on, right at this very moment in time any ways. I rolled my eyes at them, all at the exact same time as well, none the less.

As I thought on that for just a little bit longer, I then all of the sudden heard the front door to the place close quite a bit loudly all of the sudden, all at the exact same time as well, which I knew was due to the fact that the wind was blowing this direction, as it was not at all due to the fact that the man seemed to be any sort of upset that we were in his home right now, luckily enough for us, as I breathed in quite a bit of a soft sigh to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden saw the man take of his boots that he was wearing right at this very moment in time as well. He dropped it besides ours, as I then waited for the moment to come, where he was to get upset, due to the fact that the guys had boots on, whilst they were walking through his surprisingly nice cabin.

As the man turned his head to the front of the room, and over to the table, where every one was already sitting at, besides me right now, he did not seem to notice, or he did not seem to care that the guys had their boots on right now. I let out a bit of a soft sigh of relief, all at the exact same time as well, as it seemed like the older man was quite a bit chill, if I was not going to lie to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then looked at the older man, right in to his eyes. He looked back in to my own, for just a bit of some time, until he then all of the sudden all at once, began to nod to me, as it was clear that he had wanted me to join the others that were at the table, right at this very moment in time as well.

Even if the man was in front chill, as it seemed like he was so far, even with the rifle still in his hand, it did not mean that I wanted to test his patience at all, as he did still have a rifle after all, at the exact same time as well. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I then turned my head over to the table, and I began to walk over to it, just like my friends had done not all too long ago, as I felt like I could not help but to crack a bit of a smile on my face, all at the exact same time as well, for some odd reason or another, as I then all of the sudden nodded to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I then began to go over to the table, joining the others at the 2nd to last chair that was left there, as it seemed like it had almost been destined for us to go here, as if this all had been planned out.

I felt like I should not be surprised if that was in fact just what it was that Zachary had done, as I did in fact find it kind of fishy, as to the fact that he was not scared at all, as to the fact that the man had a rifle pointed at him, not all too long ago. I rolled my eyes a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I felt like it should not matter all too much to me at all right now, if that was in fact the case, just due to the fact that I knew that this was still quite a bit of an enjoyable time, and it was some thing that we could brag about for quite a long time, all at the exact same time as well, to every one that was at the school, as I knew that all of them were quite a bit scared to get any where near the old mountains.

I could not help but to crack a a little bit of a smile on my face, all at the exact same time as well, as I was in fact quite a bit happy, as well as the fact that I was in fact quite a bit excited as to just what it was that we were even doing right now, as I moved around quite a bit uncomfortably in the chair that I was sitting in right now, as the older man then sat down beside as, at this table, all at the exact same time as well, as while all of us had smiles on our faces, that did not seem to be the case for this man at all right now, as it seemed like he was not all too happy at all, as just what it was that was going on right now. I did not blame him either, if this was actually his home, we kind of had just invaded it, at the exact same time too.

I shook off all of those thoughts how ever, all at the exact same time as well, as I got my focus off of those, none the less, as I instead got my focus on the thoughts that seemed to matter quite a bit more right now, which was of course the fact that we were at the table with the older guy, and he had his eyes squinted at, who, I was not all too sure if I was going to be completely honest with my self once again. It felt quite a bit uncomfortable at the table right now, due to the fact that it seemed like no one was saying any thing at all right at this very moment in time. Just as I thought that it might stay that way for just a little while longer, that was when I then all of the sudden heard the voice of my good friend, Alexander, as he all of the sudden decided that he was going to be the first person to speak up to the man that was with us a the table right now, as we were in his cabin I suppose, after all.

I breathed in quite a bit heavily to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that was going on right at this very moment in time, if I was going to be serious with my self none the less. I shook off all of the thoughts that I might have been having before, as I knew that they did not seem to help me at all, all too much right now, as I then blinked my eyes a few times, and I then all of the sudden, turned my head over to Alexander, all at the exact same time as well, as he was the one that I needed to be paying attention to right at this very moment in time, after all I suppose, as I got my focus on him instead, as I then began to listen as to just what it was that he even had to say to the old man in the very first place any ways.

"So... Are you going to tell us this story that you seemed to be hyping us up about, or not?" He said, as he had his head tilted at the man. It was clear that he, just like Zachary, was not all too afraid of the man at all, for some odd reason or another, which kind of felt a bit strange to me, if I was going to be completely honest with my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I felt like it might a good idea for me to act the same way as them. I certainly did not feel the way that they did, as the man did in fact kind of freak me out a bit, if I was to be for real with my self, but I still felt like my friends might in fact be correct with the way that it was that they were acting right now.

I blinked my eyes a bit, all at the exact same time as well, as I then nodded a bit to my self none the less, as I then looked the man right in to his eyes, as it kind of felt like I saw a bit of a bleak and empty soul, if I was not going to lie to my self as well. It felt a bit strange for me to be saying 'soul', none the less, as I knew that it was a religious word, and I did not believe in any sort of religion, due to the fact that I felt like it was all just bull shit, and it all was just a waste of time. I shook off all of those thoughts how ever, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that it was besides the point right now, any ways, as I rolled my eyes just a bit, and I then kept my eyes on the man, all at the exact same time as well.

It was clear that he was a little bit lost as to just what it was that Alexander had said to him in the very first place any ways, none the less, which had me a little bit, as to just what it was that he could be so confused about in the very first place any ways. Maybe it was the fact that the man actually believed as to the fact that those monsters out there, that he had been talking about, were in fact real. I was not all too sure about all of it, if I was going to be for real with my self, all at the exact same time as well. I felt like he could be a little bit lost, as well as upset, as to the way that Alexander had used to word hype, as if this was some thing that we should be enjoying right now, when that did not seem to be the case at all to this man.

Or, for all I knew, just based off of the fact that the man had not seemed to go out side, and live out in this world for a very long time, that he simply just did not even know what the word hype meant in the very first place any ways, as that could be a lot of the reason that he seemed like he was a little bit lost right now any ways. I sighed just a bit to my self, as I rolled my eyes a bit, once again, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that was going on, or what it was that I should be doing right at this very moment in time any ways. I knew that the room was quite a bit warm right now, due to the fact that the fireplace was heating up the room right at this very moment in time as well, but at the exact same time as well, I also could not help but think that it was a little bit cold.

I shivered a bit to my self, as I did my best to not over think all of this, all at the exact same time as well, as I stared down at the bottom of the table, all at the exact same time as well. As I did do such a thing how ever, I then saw some thing out of the corner of my eye, that seemed to draw my attention on to the face of Marion, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden lifted my head up, as it seemed like I had seen some thing on her face. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I still was in fact a little bit freaked out about it, but it seemed like my eyes were simply deceiving me, and the movement that I had seen on her face, was just the shadow of the fire moving around a bit, on the other side of the room.

I shook my head, as I got my focus off of all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time as well, as I then looked back down at the ground, all at the exact same time as well, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I should even do in the very first place any ways, never the less. I stared down at the table for a little while longer, until I then all of the sudden began to hear a voice start to speak up from one side of the table, all at the exact same time as well, as the voice seemed to be a little bit of an empty, and heartless voice, that kind of made me shiver a little bit, all at the exact same time as well, if I was to be perfectly honest with my self as well.

I shook off all of those thoughts how ever, as I then lifted my head up all at once, to see that it was simply just the older man talking right now, and at the exact same time as well, his voice seemed to be just fine at the exact same time too, as it seemed to be that I was just going crazy. I looked up at the ceiling for just a few moments, as I did my best to try to regain a little bit of some sort of control over my thoughts, all at the exact same time as well, as I then once again realized that the older man was in fact speaking up to all of us at the table right now. I blinked my eyes just a few times, as I then looked away from the ceiling, and I then got my eyes on to the older man, all at the exact same time as well, as I then began to listen as to just what it was that he even had to say to all of us in the very first place any ways.

"Well if you really want to know... I can tell you how it all begins..."