~The creepy lady ~

The dead tree branches cracked as I hastily walked in the dark woods, the cold air of the night made me to shiver. I lost my direction while following a beautiful lady in white. I wondered where are my friend, have they reached the lake below the mountain or are they searching for me. Deep in my heart, I regretted that I stayed back just to follow that beautiful lady in white, whom was only visible to my eyes. My friends and I came to spend our weekends at this well-known “Lake of Fire”. The lake is famous because no one ever stayed or camped there for more than a day. People say that lake is haunted, so my friends and I wanted to break the record. But now, I am lost.

My body felt weak and I decided to rest below something that I thought was a big tree. As I sat there, I felt heavenly, all my tiredness just fade away in a moment. Then, I felt very thirsty and there was a big jug of water nearby the place I sat. So, I drank the water immediately. After a while, my stomach started to growl as I did not eat since morning. And again, my hunger was fulfilled as I saw a plate of fruits nearby. The tree seemed like a wish tree, as it fulfilled all my needs. Then, there appear the beautiful lady in white; she seemed to be dancing in front of me. Her moves are very gracious and attractive. She was twirling along with the melody, which I don’t know from where the music came. But, I was amazed by her elegance but, I could not see her face clearly.

I was about to fall asleep when I heard my name was called repeatedly. The voice seemed very creepy that it awakened me at once. The voice was hoarse. When I looked around, there was no one and I was wondering from where the voice came from. Even, the beautiful lady in white has gone. Suddenly, to my shock, I realized that I was sitting on a white cloth. When I looked up, I was not sitting below a big tree but it was the beautiful lady in white. I don’t know how she managed to grow so gigantically in just some moment and her face looked so horrible. Then, I realized that the beautiful lady in white is actually a transformed monster. It had a very big head and bloody eyes. It has no nose but a hole which has worms in it. How horrible!  It was that creature, which fulfilled my needs. I should have listened to Shafik, that the vision of the beautiful lady in white is just a trap. But, I insisted of following it.

I regretted it but I hope I can get away from this horrible monster. I saw the monster just grasp me with its smelly and bloody hand and it was about to swallow me. I did not know what to do, all I knew was my life is going to end and I need to do something about it. I don’t want to waste my life, being food for this monster. Then, with all the strength I had, I did a Kung fu move, I twisted my body and tried to fly away and free myself from the monster’s grasp. Luckily my group did Kung fu dance for our theatre class performance. Thank God, I was able to fly and free myself from the creature’s smelly and bloody hand. But, unfortunately, my power was not enough to fly far away from the beast as I fell down to its feet. Without wasting time, I started to run as fast as I could, hoping I could reach home but it is impossible. My home is in Kedah and I am stuck in a forest somewhere in Johor now. What a ridiculous thought. From the terribly bad smell, I can sense that the creature is still keeping track of me. I can also hear loud footsteps thumping behind me.

Suddenly, I bumped into someone, thinking that the beast has returned, I started to shout my heart out because I can’t bear another look at the horrible face and I don’t want to be his dinner. To my surprise, I heard a familiar voice; it was my friend, Shafik asking, “Imran, did you just do a Kung fu move? We saw you up in the air and that’s why I came here, hoping to find you? Why are you looking so pale and terrified? Did you manage to find the beautiful lady in white?”  I could not answer any of his questions; I lost my words and was so relieved to see him that I just hugged him so tightly. I promised myself that I would never follow any beautiful lady in white again anymore. I could feel that there is still a voice screaming from far saying “I will get you back, don’t ever think that you have escaped from me, you owe me”. My heart stopped a beat.

Do I have to tell my friends what happened? Does the beast really exist or is it just my imagination? Will it really come after me again? What if my friends just laugh out loud thinking I am trying to scare them or telling them a joke?