Stylish sassy and feisty

Liam should be here already. I have never spent more than ten minutes in this forest without him magically appearing, but tonight, it has been an hour.

The wind stings my eyes as I pace back and forth between the towering trees.

Then I hear cheers and people clapping. My heart beats louder, warning me that I have moved too far into the forest and no one would find me if something happened to me.

I contemplate going back to campus to take a nap while I wait, but I miss him too much and his phone is off, so a few more minutes of waiting won't hurt.

My curiosity gets the better of me, and I slowly walk towards the noise, while praying that it is not a cult whereby they celebrate making a human sacrifice.

I see Liam and Lucy and kissing as if it is a wedding ceremony, then the cheers get louder. I blink, hoping to wake up from this nightmare, but every time I open my eyes, I discover that I'm still in the dark and Cursed Forest dimly lit by the crescent moonlight.

I take a few steps back, and then Liam raises his head, and I feel goosebumps on my body. This time, it is the opposite of butterflies that I usually feel for him. His pupils dilate and his eyes turn dark as he looks straight in my direction.

My body stiffens, and I feel like I have stumbled upon some secret. I turn to run, but I bump into a gigantic wolf looking at me.

"Good doggie." My voice shakes and tears threaten to come out. I try to remain calm in order to not let it smell my fear.

The wolf growls.

"Good wol..."

The wolf growls louder, as if I had just offended it with my words, and my instincts choose flight. I run until my legs feel weak, and I try to stop to take a breath, but I find the wolf behind me.

I stop while wincing at the pain in my chest and I decide that this is my fate. This is when I die. I close my eyes, and the wolf passes me at a speed of lightning, as if running away from something as well.

When I look back, there is nothing, except the trees surrounding the forest, but Liam suddenly shows up next to me. His glare feels more threatening than the wolf's growl. I look at him for any sign of affection in his eyes, but all I see is rage.

"Liam, bbbbbabe..." My voice trembles.

He doesn't say a word, and instead he is still glaring as if he is somehow possessed. Oh My God! The Carkeek Park might be really cursed.

I turn back around, and I run from him. I hear the rustling of leaves indicating that he is chasing me.

I try to pick up the pace, but I trip over a rock and fall with my palms touching the ground first. I sit on the ground, giving up my life for the second time tonight, and looking up as he approaches me.

"Willow, what are you doing here?" His rage has disappeared and he smiles while holding me by my waist to lift me up.

"I w...I wanted to surprise you. I have just arrived." My heart beats faster as I try to stop my heavy breathing.

"What did you see?" His voice is cold and threatening.

"Nothing." I vigorously shake my head.

"What did you see, Willow?"

"Literally nothing."

"Really? Why were you running away then?" His voice is icy.

I contemplate telling him that his eyes were threatening when he saw me watching his marriage ceremony.

"I was running away from the large dog, but then I think it saw you, so it ran away and disappeared."

"How did it look?"

I feel anger building up within me. "Why are you more concerned about how a dog looks than asking if I'm okay?"

He grinds his teeth and glares at me again.

"It was huge with a very dark fur," I say dryly.

"Are you sure?"

I nod.

"Are you really sure?" He sniffs while looking at the ground and then looks at me suspiciously.

"Why are you sniffing like a dog?"

"What did you just say to me?" He snarls.

"I'm sorry, it was a joke. Why are you so touchy tonight?"

"It was a bad joke!"

"What were you doing there? Are you married to Lucy?"

"You said you saw nothing!"

"I watched you kiss a woman who hates me!"

"I'm going to do what I should've done ages ago. You won't feel the effects of it, anyway."

"What are you talking about?" I feel the fear returning. I won't feel the effects? Is he going to kill me? I take a few steps back, but he remains on the spot.

He takes a deep breath and closes his eyes. "Willow, I rej..."

Liam gets knocked to the ground, then the wolf comes into view again. Liam gets up and growls at the wolf, and it growls back, as if he can communicate with it.