Thunderstorm over, we crawl out of our tents. Everyone but Josh.

‘Hey, aren’t those Josh’s hiking boots?’ one of us whispers. There they are, abandoned in the middle of the road.
We gather around his tent, calling for him to show himself. No reaction.
‘We have to check if he’s okay.’
Tent’s empty.
‘Where could he have gone? During a thunderstorm, without his boots?’
The questions echo through the woods. We shudder.
‘Do you see blood? I think I see blood.’
We see blood.
‘Pack up, everyone. Trip’s over.’
It’s all gone a bit too Blair Witch for our liking.
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What a mysterious prompt for FFfAW this week – I’m hoping for many spooky stories.
They abandoned Josh! Granted, he’s probably dead, but maybe not!
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I don’t know, he might have climbed a tree to get a better look at the lightning. But he’s probably dead…
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Oh, Josh…
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Great! Love “It’s all gone a bit too Blair Witch for our liking” Nice touch.
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Thank you, Graham! Glad you liked that line 🙂
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This is beautiful and the first one I understood and enjoyed completely 😛
Anand
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Heh – it had to happen sooner or later :P. Thank you, Anand, glad you liked it!
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Hahaha, I am becoming more interested now. Thanks Sonya 🙂
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Oh poor Josh! Glad that they at least had the sense to pack up and leave instead of looking around!
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Thank you for reading! And you’re right, it’s a good thing they got out of there sharpish…
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It is a shame they abandon their friend… Maybe they just did not have a video camera handy!
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Thank you for reading!
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Great story with a wonderful “creepy” factor. Poor Josh! I hope they find him before they take off. I loved the ending, “It’s all gone a bit to Blair Witch for our liking.” Thank you for participating in FFfAW challenge!
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Thanks, PJ! I rather suspect it’s too late for poor Josh…
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A bit creepy makes for a great story
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Thank you, Donna 🙂
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I love the creepy essence of this. And then this line: ‘Pack up, everyone. Trip’s over.’ LOL! That’s horrible. With friends like these, who needs enemies, right? Can you imagine if he’s pranking them, watching from above to see how they’ll react? This would be a rude awakening. Lol, smh.
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Oooh, and filming them, too, and he’ll never let them forget it. So, maybe Josh isn’t dead, maybe he is pranking them… Thanks, Izzy, I like that a lot!
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Yes, filming them and keeping the evidence for life! Lol, you’re very welcome. This story will stick with me. I love it
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Excellent! Mission accomplished 🙂
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I like it. Very creepy.
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
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Poor Josh. They won’t waste time looking for him, time to go. Every man or women for themselves.
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Thank you, Amanda!
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Oh boy, talk about a good choice of a hundred words. Good one.
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Thank you 🙂
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Poor Josh! He is no more and his friends are planning to pack up and leave. Wont they want to know what excatly happened to him? Exciting read .
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
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Nicely done Sonya, I do remember that movie (shudders at the thought)…..well done enjoyed your take…
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Thank you, glad you liked it 🙂
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Nice take on the prompt. Very mysterious. Love that last reference to Blair Witch. 🙂
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Perfect last line! Poor josh, I believe he got injured and trapped and unfortunately would get back yo see all the others gone 🙂
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‘All a bit Blair Witch’ – a phrase I use myself! Last used whilst watching True Detective – definitely a bit Blair Witch there.
I felt a bit sorry for Josh too at first, but then, I figured out what happened.
Josh hears a noise in the night, beyond the crashing of the thunder. Something unearthly, something inexplicable and bestial. Despite the pouring rain, curiosity drives him to unzip his tent, crawl outside, follow the noise … where he’s promptly eaten by whatever psychopath / zombie / vampire / ravening hell beast was luring outside.
Has Josh never watched a horror film? Never seen a stalk-and-slash where the numpty in the group says ‘what’s that scary noise coming from the deep dark wood? I know, I’ll go and investigate.’
Trust me – Josh was asking for it.
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Wonderful mystery. So many questions…where is he, why the blood, did anyone hear anything, and what is their next step in getting the mystery solved. I can see a continuation on this one.:)
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Thank you, Jessie!
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Oh dear – I wonder what’s happened to Josh…? I love the ‘Blair Witch’ line. 🙂 Nicely done, Sonya.
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Thank you, Louise 🙂
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Great reference to the Blair Witch Project, Sonya. Somehing’s going on in ‘them thar woods’! Not sure I like the idea of leaving without Josh, but I appreciate the need to get out of there… quick!
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Ohhh spooky! Loved the ending.
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Thank you 🙂
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