I decided at that point to head home. I wasn't sure I knew what had just happened, but I was also sure I didn't want to know. I didn't want to get involved with whatever was or was not going on. I also needed clarification on what I heard. I didn't want to jump to conclusions. Maybe that wasn't a gun going off. Perhaps it was just my imagination. Apollo seemed like a perfectly normal, very handsome man, if not a bit mysterious. It was probably nothing.
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When I returned to the cabin, it was pitch dark, and admittingly, I did not want to go inside. This was supposed to be a retreat away from stress. But the forest was honestly terrifying. The same forest that looked refreshing, mystical, and relaxing earlier, now seemed eerily scary. I felt very alone and not in a good way. Suddenly t
