Frightened, I looked around at the dead, screaming trees and shivered. I hoped that I never had to come back to this dark and eerie place ever again. Jason, Mariah, Sam and I walked through the forest quickly, and I started to see the opening at the end of the forest. I sighed in relief. We were almost through. Sam and Mariah were just ahead of us, and suddenly Jason stopped. I pulled on Jason’s arm, and he didn’t budge. At that moment, I turned to him and Jason had tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Come on. Jason, what's wrong?" I asked him, concerned, but Jason just shook his head.
"Don't let the forest get to you. We are almost out of here," I said, as I chuckled, and squeezed his hand.
Surprisingly, Jason didn't even look at me. Suddenly, I realized that he was letting the sadness o
