Gone!
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window.
It was lit by me... Emmet… I overheard about this dilapidated abandoned place years ago as a kid. Something had happened here in the early 40’s. All our parents warned us never to go there. We begged and whined for answers, but they never did elaborate. It haunted me for years. I spent random days pouring over newspaper archives at the library and begged Mrs. Lafel, the librarian, to tell me what she knew about it. I got the feeling she really was clueless about the whole thing as she stood there staring at me with sincere ignorance, above her thin framed spectacles... bored almost... by my childlike excitement and wonder. And without even a glimmer of interest, she pursed her lips and ignored me as though I wasn't there. It was 1952 mind you, adults rarely paid us any attention. While they maneuvered through their day like clockwork, we were left to our own devices, so long as we were home in time for dinner and helped out with the chores.