Forest

The smell of burnt wood from the bonfire filled me with nostalgia.

Hearing the laughter of my friends around me.

Feeling unwelcome, not belonging here.

I walked off from my group, somewhere far from them.

As I walked off my boyfriend followed.

I didn't want to be around anyone.

Fear crept in slowly as he grabbed my shirt and refused to let go.

I kept telling him to,"Let go. I want to play. I want to play". 

He refused to let go until I shoved his hand off and climbed onto the rocks.

He stomped away yelling,"Fine"!

I fell off the rocks and stumbled down to the ground.

I was alone in the dark.

I didn't know where I was or where I am.

Not knowing how to go back to the warmth of the bonfire.

I dread being alone in the unknown.

I saw the light of the bonfire ahead. 

I ran towards it with all my might but it kept getting darker and the noise of the animals scared me.

I don't want to be alone in the pitch black forest. 

Kept running and running towards the light. Still surrounded by trees and lost.

I shouted from the top of my lungs for anyone to hear me... to save me.

No one answered.

I shriveled up in a ball and thought to myself. What have I done?

Then I woke up, realizing it was just a nightmare.