Ghost in the Forest

The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window.

May was seating in her cabin , when passerby was talking about a ghost living in the cabin.

“ Did you hear, they said that cabin is haunted. I certainly won’t walk by here at night. If it was not a shortcut to get to the beautiful lake, I won’t go thru here.” Alice told Dean.

“What are you talking about, you got me , I walk with you through the forest anytime, Babe.” Dean reaching for Alice and giving hug squeeze.

Alice playfully push Dean away. They started to walk hand in hand.

“ Do you feel the chill, like someone is watching us?” Alice asked.

“That’s just your imagination, Babe. Come on ,it going to be dark soon. Let get in the lake and have a nice swim. It’s been a very hot day. I feeling really sticky.” Dean told Alice.

Alice and Dean got to the lake a few minutes later. They both took off their clothes and went in skinny dipping.

“This feel so good! “ Dean said after plashing in the water and reaching for Alice.”

Dean wrap his arm around Alice and give her deep kisses while she was laughing and trying to plash water at him.

Alice got loose from Dean embrace and try to pretend to getting away,with laughter.

Dean try to pretend to be pursuing Alice in the water. They were having playful fun in the water unaware someone is watching them.

May had fallowed them through the woods. May hardly see people into the woods, this late in the afternoon. It’s getting dark soon. The clouds are gathering like it’s going to be a storm coming. These young folks, now a days.

I better head back to the cabin before it start to pour. I am sure this couple will need shelter in my cabin. I better light my candles, to show they are welcome to come in my cabin.

May got to her cabin, she light a few candles and the fireplace.

While May was lighting the fireplace, she was thinking about her love. Tom, they got married and started life in this beautiful forest . They just bought this cabin. They would often swim together in the lake . Tom died fishing in his boat.

May never left the cabin since that tragic night. She cannot remember when was the last time she ate today?

May started to make dinner. She knew they would be hungry. She notice , She had some bread and can goods on the kitchen shelf. I need to go into town and get some food. It’s been a while since she been into town.

It started to pour and thunder .

Alice and Dean ran out of the water and start putting on their clothes.

They ran hand in hand.

They notice the candle was lite in the window of the cabin.

“Let knock on the door and see if they will let us stay in the cabin until the storm stop.” Dean said to Alice.

They were drenched wet. The cabin door was ajar.

“Anybody here?” Dean shouted while pushing the door all the way open.

The cabin was damp even if the fireplace was lite. They sat huddle together on the dusty furniture.

“ I did not know anyone still live in the cabin? Did you you know it was going to rain today? She asked Dean

“Whoever live in this cabin is not here for sure. They left the back door open. I just shut it. They might be going to get some woods for the fireplace.” Dean concluded.

The fire in the fireplace was starting to dissipate for lack of firewood.

May came back to the Cabin, with some more woods for the fireplace. Who closed the back door ? She was thinking.

She push open the back door .

Dean and Alice saw the the back door open by itself and they both started to run out the cabin. They made it out of the forest in ten minutes.

They both started to laugh while out of breath from their run.

“ Dean, I cannot believe you are a scary cat.” Alice laughing and holding her hands on her chest .

“I was not scared, I was not going to find out how that door open , when I locked it shut?” He answered, still out of breath from their run.

They both walk hand and hand back home. Boy, do they have a camp story to tell their kids someday.

May was surprised, her guests ran out of her cabin and blowing out the candle by their swift movements to get out of the cabin.

May was so bufflehead by her guests . They were acting like they seen a ghost.

I Hope you enjoy my short camping story, I entered to the 2022 Summer Campfire Story Challenge.