Part 20
Paul stared at the page and the rest of us wanted to know what it was...
I went over to him and peered over his shoulder and gasped... i picked up the book and all i could do was stare...
Jenny got up and came over to me.... she did the same thing and Rich followed... we just stood around speechless looking at the page..
Finally Tim got up and cam over..
"Hey.... thats a picture of you guys..... Who's that?"
Tim asked as he hadnt seen his reflection since he lost his memory..
"Thats you Tim"
His face went pale and he looked like the rest of us... The people in this picture that Danny had drawn looked exactly like us!
Jenny sat town and put her hands to her throat..
"Danny said that if they ever came back he would kill them!!!!! and THEY'RE US!!!!! GUYS WE'RE GOING TO DIE!!!!!!"
Jenny said hysterically
I knew it, Paul knew it, Richard knew it and Tim.... poor Tim didnt have a clue....
"We are not going to die... ok ..we just have to think about this......... ........ ..........
....... Damnit i cant THINK!!!!!"
"There isnt anything to think about.... we have to get out of here... dont you get it... there is a guy out there who wants to kill us.... A DEAD GUY!!!!!"
"Look there is no such thing as ghosts ok...."
How could i sound convincing.... after all everything that happened couldnt have been coincidence.... And i know i saw that face... i know it......
"We cant leave Jen..... Tim cant go anywhere until his memory comes back and Paul... he cant even take a leak by himself yet alone hike 3 days to get home...."
"Hey!" Paul yelled from the floor"
"Well its true"
"Hmmm...."
he said defeated...
"Plus its dark... i dont know.... lets keep reading.. it might take our minds off everything"
We all sat down in a circle again and Paul began to read..
"Dear Diary..
I know he's still here... i see his face looking at me disaprovingly whenever i enter the house... i carry on my day as if nothing had changed..... until more hikers came out anyway...
there were 5 of them.... and they all looked similar to the first lot.... i found them... 2 had drowned in the hole.... and Bill told me to fix it... one of them i found in the house with a stick through his head.... i buried them together.... the other 2 got away... i told Bill it wasnt them... so he still wonders today waiting for them to return and give him his ring back.... poor soul"
"Gee this guy really had it hard.... both of them... i feel so sorry for Bill... i mena it was the only thing he had left.... and Danny... having to put up with being haunted by a pissed off hermit.. Geez"
Tim said happily as if this was all fiction..
"He killed them.... and look at how.... i mean... that nearly happened to US!" Jenny said
"You? nothing has happened to you.. you got away!" Paul retaliated..
"Hey!!!"
"GUYS!!!!!!!!!!... this isnt the time"
"Sorry" they both said and looked away from eachother....
"Keep going Paul"
"Dear Diary
I cant take it anymore..... its lonley...
Bill wasnt much company but i... i grew to love him as a.... well a father.... i dont know how long ive been gone.... how long ive been living with the spirit of Bill but..... it has to end..
Ive been happy and now its time to rest.... so through my thoughts im saying goodbye to the world... if anyone ever finds this.. my body will be at the bottom of Fraser Cliffs ..... please bury my remains next to Bill.... and if the hikers ever come back... return his ring.. please.
Danny"
"Wow.... thats heavy"
Rich said... it looked as though he was crying.. i didnt say anything....
"There's a map to the cliff here"
Paul said showing me.... I knew what he was thinking.. He may be an idiot sometimes but his hearts in the right place... I nodded at him and he smiled....
part 21