My hands were shaking while pressing the screen to answer the call.
"Hello?"
Silence...
"Judith." A voice of a man from the other line called my name. I noticed something unusual in his voice, he's whispering and I can hear his deep breath.
Mj and I looked into each other. "Are you okay?" Worried is evident in her voice as she asked the other line.
They heard him wince in pain as they heard movement when he answered, "I'm...still alive...even though I'm... bleeding...."
My fist clinched tightly, "He did that to you?"
"He's... not...a human...he's aâ"
"Monster..." I cut him off. "That's what Lorraine said before she's gone." I couldn't stop myself from breaking when I mentioned her name.
The silence that envelops around the dark forest. The cold night wind whooshed that sent shiver down to my spine while the trees dance with the silent rhythm of the wind.
The silence that carries danger.
I heard her gasp as she tried to control not to cry but no avail. My grip tightened around the cold metal while glaring at the men in front of me. I did not hesitate to pull the trigger. A gunshot echoed around the forest.
One, two, three, four, five, six bullet was fired from the gun.
I almost fell in the ground due to the force from firing the pistol and the deep thud noise hurts my ears.
I tried to run but I was caught. His blue-gray eyes would be the last thing I will never forget.
How did I get into this situation?
Right, it's all because of a flower. That small bloody little flower called Epipogium Aphyllum or better know as Eurasian Ghost Orchids.
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