YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW ME

THE WHISPERING SHADOWS

Annie: "Glad you all came on time!"

Nick: "Yeah, who takes time packing to go to such a boring place?"

Amanda: "Wait a minute, not everyone is here. Where’s Mark?"

(Mark arrives)

Annie: "Oh, there he is!"

Mark: "Sorry, guys. I’m late!"

Nick: "What were you packing that took so long? Ghost weapons? A Bible? A holy cross?"

(They laugh)

Mark: "Haha, very funny."

Annie: "Let’s go, guys. The bus has arrived!"

(They all get on the bus)

(In the bus)

Nick: (busy taking pictures out the window of the fields and cattle)

Annie: "When will we arrive? Where are we now?"

Elle: "At the small village between the palace and the town."

Annie: "Is it also ruled by the lady?"

Elle: "No, it was established many years after the death of the lord’s lady."

Amanda: "Oh, it’s beautiful. Look at the cattle and flower fields. Aren’t they all beautiful?"

Annie: "Hmm, yeah, they are indeed."

(Suddenly, the bus stops)

Annie: "Why did the bus stop suddenly?"

Bus driver: "We're out of fuel, and there's no source of fuel around us."

Amanda: "So, we have to go to the palace by walking?"

Elle: "I guess so."

Nick: "What the hell!"

Annie: "Relax, guys. According to this map, we're very close to our destination. There's only a forest to cross, then we'll reach the palace. So, let's go."

(They all get out of the bus and start walking toward the jungle.)

(After some time)

Nick: "What the hell are these mosquitoes doing to me? Literally, they are enjoying every sip of my blood like vampires."

Mark: "It looks like your blood is red wine for them."

Nick: "And yours? Tequila?"

Elle: "Could you guys stop acting like children and walk silently?"

Nick: "Why? Because you're so boring?"

Elle: "No, because you're stupid."

Annie: "Okay, okay, guys. According to this map, we're in the middle of the jungle."

Amanda: "Can we rest for a while? I am very, very tired."

Mark: "Me too!"

Elle: "Look, there's a lake down there. Let's take a rest there for a while, then we'll continue our journey."

Annie: "Yeah, you're right!"

(They go to the lake.)

(Nick jumps in the lake.)

Nick: "Wow, dude! This water is so refreshing!"

Mark: "I am not going. There could be snakes and many dangerous species in there waiting for prey."

Nick: "Yeah, there's an anaconda down there waiting for Mark to jump in the water so she can eat his flesh. Isn't that exciting!"

Mark: "Very funny!"

(Weird sounds start coming.)

Annie: "What's that sound?"

Mark: "What sound?"

Elle: "I think it's coming from behind the bush."

Amanda: "It could be a gorilla or a tiger!"

Nick: "Stop being silly. It could just be a bunny or a monkey."

Mark: "Someone go and check what's there."

Amanda: "I am not going anywhere!"

Elle: "Me neither."

Mark: "So, the bravest person left is Nick!"

Nick: "Really? Do I look like a fool? No, never!"

Mark: "You said that you aren't afraid of anything!"

Nick: "Not afraid, but not a fool! I'm not

going anywhere."

Annie: "Okay, let me check."

Elle: "Be careful, Annie!"

(Annie touches the bush and a bunny comes out.)

Nick: "Look, I told you, it's a small bunny, not a tiger or gorilla. Come on, let's continue to swim!"

(He jumps back in the lake.)

Annie: (hearing some whispering sounds coming from the bush)

Nick: "Why are you standing there? Come, let's enjoy."

(At night, they all sit around a bonfire and start roasting marshmallows.)

Amanda: "Storytime! Anyone?"

Mark: "I'll go first!"

Nick: "But please, not some old stories of your grandpa's adventures like fighting a lion. Tell us something amazing, like zombies attacking the village or a love story!"

Mark: "Okay, then you go first!"

Amanda: "Then I'll go first. Okay, so once upon a time there was a handsome prince..."

(Annie hears the whispering voices again.)

Annie: (curious about where the voices are coming from) "I'm going to sleep in my tent!"

Nick: "I'm going too. It's better than listening to her prince love story."

Elle: "I'm also tired and sleepy. I'm going too!"

Mark: "Okay, Amanda, you can tell your s********e other day. Let's go to sleep, everyone!"

Amanda: "Okay, let's go."

(In the middle of the night, the voices start to be heard again.)

Annie, curious, goes to check where they are coming from and what they are saying. She silently goes out into the woods. As she comes closer, the voices start to become lower. Much to her surprise, she also sees the shadow of a lady running from one tree to another. She follows her and sees an old woman's face covered by an old cloak sitting in the woods. She tries to remove the cloak to see her face, but as she removes the cloak, a bunch of bats fly out. Afraid, Annie runs as fast as she can but slips and falls down the hill into the dark woods.