ARE YOU ALONE

Carla had always enjoyed her solitary life. She lived in a small cottage surrounded by dense woods, miles away from the nearest town. She had always found peace in the quiet and serenity of the forest, but lately, things had begun to change.

She started to feel like she was being watched. At first, she brushed it off as her imagination, but the feeling persisted. Every night, she would hear strange noises outside her window, and every morning, she would find footprints leading up to her doorstep.

One evening, as she was sitting by the fire, she heard a knock at her door. She cautiously approached the door and opened it, but no one was there. She looked around but saw nothing but the darkness of the forest.

As the days passed, the feeling of being watched grew stronger, and she started to see things out of the corner of her eye. She tried to convince herself that it was just her mind playing tricks on her, but deep down, she knew something was wrong.

One night, she woke up to find a note on her pillow. It read, "Are you alone?"

Carla's heart raced as she looked around the room, but she saw nothing out of the ordinary. She was convinced that someone was watching her, but she didn't know who or why.

She decided to leave her cottage and seek help from the nearest town, but as she made her way through the forest, she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around but saw nothing.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the shadows and grabbed her. She struggled, but the grip was too strong. She screamed for help, but no one came.

As she was dragged deeper into the woods, she realized that she was not alone. She was being watched by something sinister and evil, something that had been waiting for her all along.

The next morning, her cottage was found empty, with no sign of Carla. Some say she was taken by a ghost, while others believe that it was the work of an unknown serial killer.

After Carla's disappearance, rumors began to spread about the cottage in the woods. Locals whispered that it was cursed and that anyone who dared to live there would meet a similar fate.

Despite the rumors, a new family moved into the cottage. They were a young couple, eager to start their life together. They had heard the stories, but they didn't believe in superstitions.

At first, everything seemed fine. The couple enjoyed their quiet life in the woods, but as time passed, strange things began to happen. The husband started to see shadows moving around the house, and the wife heard whispers in the night.

One evening, the couple heard a knock at the door. When they opened it, they saw a hooded figure standing in front of them. The figure asked them, "Are you alone?"

The couple was terrified and locked the doors and windows. They thought that it was just a prank, but the feeling of being watched grew stronger. They knew that something was not right.

Days turned into weeks, and the couple became increasingly paranoid. They started to see strange symbols carved into the walls, and the whispers grew louder. One night, they heard a scream coming from the woods, and they knew that they were not alone.

The husband decided to investigate, and he set out into the woods. He searched for hours, but he found nothing. When he returned to the cottage, he found his wife missing.

In a panic, he searched the house and found a note on the kitchen table. It read, "You should have left when you had the chance."

The husband was never seen again. Some say that he was taken by the same entity that took Carla, while others believe that he was driven mad by the isolation and the whispers in the night.

The cottage in the woods still stands, and some say that it's still inhabited by an unknown presence. It's said that if you listen closely, you can still hear the whispers in the night, asking the same question - "Are you alone?"

Whatever the truth may be, one thing is certain - the woods are not as peaceful and serene as they seem. They are home to something far more sinister and evil, something that preys on the innocent and the alone.