Secrets we don't tell

Broken woods

Walking alone in the dark forest, Lana rubbed her arms. It was indeed very cold at 3 am. “Why did I even agree to come here? Ugh now I got lost,” Lana talked to herself. For sure right now she was regretting listening to her friends. Sighing maybe for the nth time, she looked around trying to see where her friends were camping. Hearing some noises, she immediately stopped walking and looked around.
“Who is there?” she asked, frightened. Hearing no response, she squinted her eyes, trying to see if someone was there or she heard things. Not seeing anything, she walked again. “Maybe I am hallucinating,” she said to herself. Pushing away the long branches of the fallen trees, she made her way to the middle of the path. Looking around, she could only see the fog, nothing else. The cold breeze touched her skin, bringing so many shivers to her fragile body.
“God why is it so cold?” She hugged herself, hoping to receive some warmth. “Now where should I go? That path doesn’t look too

good…” she turned her head to the right. “And this doesn’t look too good either. Maybe I should walk back, I might find the way back to the camp.” Her steps halted again once she heard something. She didn’t know what was there but she knew it wasn’t anything good. “Who is there…?” she said. Hearing no reply, she spoke louder. “I asked who is there!? Show yourself!” she didn’t know from where this confidence came but she didn't feel that scared right now, but that didn’t last long.
As soon as she saw a big, tall silhouette, her knees weakened. Her face became pale, making the silhouette smirk. That thing began to walk in her direction. It felt how her heartbeat increased, it gave him satisfaction to know that she was scared. Tripping over a fallen branch, Lana fell on the ground. The guy’s smirk widened, seeing she was now helpless. Approaching her, his glowing eyes never left her figure. Slowly analyzing her, he could see how small and fragile she was, but despite this she was exactly how