Was it a Dream?

As Lilly Anne is put into therapy her family sells their ranch and moves into the city. Not wanting to be anywhere close to the forest. They didn't want her to go "missing" again. No one believed Lilly Anne when she told them what had happened to her. Deeming her crazy, there's nothing in the world that can move a young girl almost 8 miles in just a few minutes. Like she claims, she claims she was placed in that tree. But no one believes her when she tells them.

As for June, her mother retains no memories of her father. She informs her that he left when she was just an infant.

"What do ya mean he left when I was a baby?! He just took me on a fishin' trip with me friends!" June yelled at her mother.

"Honey, you said you were goin' fishin' with yer friends not ya father." Her mother said.

This left June confused, she had so many memories with her mother and father, but there was not one picture of her father on the walls of her house. The sole evidence she possessed of her father's existence were the photos with him on her phone. Yet, whenever she shared them, people would comment on the quality of the photoshop. No one remembered Adaline either, everyone assumed she was June's imaginary friend. Meanwhile Megan walked out of her room. As she walked downstairs, she noticed the pictures on the walls seemed different. As she looked closer, she realized that Marrissa wasn't in any of them.

"Mom! Why isn't Marrissa in any of our family pictures?!" Megan yelled as she ran downstairs.

"Who?" Her mom asked confused.

"My little sister! Your daughter?" Megan said.

"Who are you talking about? You've never had a little sister." Her mother said concerned.

"Her!" Megan yelled as she pointed to a picture of Marrissa on her phone.

"Honey she's pretty but she's not your sister."

"Yes, she is mom! She's your daughter!"

"If she's my daughter then where is she and why don't I remember her?"

"She died mom!" Megan yelled through tears.

Her mother looked at her concerned, "I'm calling your doctor. You're going to go to therapy…" She spoke.

Megan screamed in frustration and ran off to her room slamming the door. She pulled out her phone and called Leo, she was confused.

"Hey Leo…" she said sadly as he answered.

"What's up Megs?" Leo asked concerned.

"None of the pictures in my house have Marrissa in them and my mom doesn't even remember her. She thinks I'm crazy!" Megan cried.

"What do you mean she's not in the pictures?" Leo asked confused.

"I mean she's not there! It's like she never existed! The only pictures I have of her are the ones on my phone!" She cried.

Leo sighed and comforted his friend as he checks the time, "It'll be ok Megs. I'll take you to go see her tomorrow. You should get some sleep though it's getting late…"

"Ok…" Megan said through tears as she hung up and laid down trying to fall asleep.

Unable to sleep, she chose to call Stacey, who was not only Leo's sister but also Marrissa's best friend.

"Hello?" Stacey asked.

"Hey Stacey…" Megan said sadly.

"Oh Megan, what's up?" The younger replied.

"No one remembers Marrissa there's no pictures of her in the house. And the ones she was in before don't have her anymore. It's like she was erased…" she said.

There was a long silence before Stacey spoke again. 

"My mom didn't remember her either. She told me I never had a friend named Marrissa or Rissa. And all the pictures of me and her in my room are gone…." Stacey said.

As the girls talked they began to question everything. Did Marrisssa ever really exist? Or were they both crazy? But how did they both remember her? And why did they still have pictures of themselves with Marrisssa in their phones?

Meanwhile back with June, she sighed and pulled out her phone, she typed in Leo's number and called him.

"Do you know what's happin'? No one remembers me father or Ada." She said into the phone as he answered.

"No. The same thing happened to Megan with Marrissa." Leo said.

"Why doesn't anyone remember them?" June asked.

"I'm not sure…" Leo said.

"Do you think Weather, or a Roger had something to do with it...?" June asked.

"Maybe. There's only one way to find out…" Leo said.

June sighed as Leo added Weather to the call.

"Hello?" Weather asked over the phone.

"Hi Weather." Leo said.

"Hello dear, may I ask why you're calling so late?" She asked.

"I'm sorry for brothering you. But do you know why no one remembers the people who died?" June asked.

There was a long silence before Weather spoke again. "I'm sorry, but who are you talking about?" She asked.

"Marrissa and Adaline?" Leo asked.

"And you said they died?" Weather said softly.

"Yea and me father." June said.

"What about them?" Weather asked.

"Why doesn't anyone remember them?" June asked.

"I'm not sure dear. I don't remember anyone by those names." Weather said.

"Wait, if you don't remember them then how do you remember us?" Leo asked.

"You guys stayed at my ranch asking for refuge from those crazy bears." Weather said softly.

"You mean the lost souls?" June asked.

"No. What are you talking about?" Weather asked confused.

"There should be a girl buried in your backyard, she's Megan's sister. Her name is Marrissa. Is she still there...?" Leo asked.

There was another long silence before Weather spoke again, "Yes there's a grave out there with that name…" she said.

"Alright thank you ma'am..." Leo said.

"Have a nice day you two." Weather said before she hung up.

"Leo...?" June asked into the phone.

"Yes?" Leo asked.

"Was it all a dream?" June asked.

"I don't think so, how would we be talking if it was a dream?" Leo asked.

"I don't know…." June said softly. "But, if it was, it was a very bad dream…" June said.

"A nightmare..." Leo replied.

They talked for a while longer before the night. In the city, no one recalled Marrissa or Adaline. Even June's father was unknown in her town. The only ones who remembered the children were the teenagers who had been with them in the forest. It was as though they had never existed, as if they were mere figments of imagination. The teens lived with the guilt of surviving while witnessing their friends' deaths. It was difficult, but they found solace in each other's company. At least they all still had each other. Right?

One thing is for sure, they are NEVER going camping, again!