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up my courage and said:

"Who are you?" uncertainty in my voice as I contemplated if asking him such a question was pushing the limits.

But he kept quiet and continued walking in the dark woods.

"Where are we?" I asked with all the bravery I had inside of my small body.

As soon as I did, I regretted it almost instantly. He stopped walking and for a second I thought that my heart was going to jump out of my chest.

Thump

Thump

Thump

A long second passed.

"We're in a forest" is all he said and resumed walking.

"I can see that, but why are we here?" I asked slightly annoyed at myself for getting so frightened.

"We're in a game. And I am the one who knows how it ends"

A game?