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Wolfe tapped my shoulder. My head turned as my eyes followed the direction of his pointer finger. Hanging just off the edge of the cabin roof was a totem. “Has that always been there?” he asked.

“Not that I’m aware of.”

The cabin door made a loud sound as Sol slammed his body into it and forced it open.

Lightning ignited in the night sky, and we all looked deep into the dark cabin, then at each other.

“Okay.” Sol picked up the lantern. “The fuse box is located in Willie’s room just across from the nursing station.

It should be easy to turn the electric back on.

I mean, you just flip a switch. Once we get the power on, we’ll try to locate Willie or Nurse B. ”

I looked at him. “You believe me?”

He sighed. “I’m not sure what I believe right now, Aster.”

Sol took the lead and stepped inside the cabin first as Wolfe and I shadowed closely behind holding hands.

I looked around and noticed how, much like my first night here, rain leaked from the old cabin roof and onto the floor.

We followed Sol down the long, ominous hallway.

As he opened the door to Willie’s room, I looked across the way and into the nursing station.

It was dark, but even still, I spotted the plain bottle of pills on the small counter.

My hand broke from Wolfe’s, and I rushed in to grab it.

“Aster.” Wolfe followed me. I snatched the pill bottle up and looked at him. Sol suddenly appeared and held the lantern up so we could see it. “There’s no label,” Wolfe stated.

“Let me see it.” Solomon handed the lantern to Wolfe.

I handed him the bottle, and he opened it.

He poured a handful of the strange pills out into his palm and examined them closely under the wavering light.

“These aren’t painkillers, Aster.” His eyes raised to mine.

“These are Quaaludes. No wonder you got knocked so hard on your ass.”

“Oh shit.” Wolfe covered his mouth. “So, it’s true. Nurse B drugged you. But, why?”

The two men looked at me. “I wish I knew.” Thunder rolled again. “Come on. Let’s find that damn fuse box.”

The three of us stepped into Willie’s room.

It was simple and didn’t have much aside from a small bed, a single nightstand, and an old dresser.

Wolfe and Sol patted their hands along the dark walls and searched for the fuse box.

I, on the other hand, decided to look at other things.

I felt down and found an old lighter on Willie’s nightstand.

I flicked it open, and the flame gave us some more light.

Wolfe smiled and went back to helping Sol, and I slid the tiny nightstand drawer out.

Inside, Willie had a couple of old packs of cigarettes, an empty box of matches, and other random things. Nothing important.

“Ha!” Solomon smacked something and you could hear the metal ‘ting’ as his hands hit it. “Found it!” Wolfe held the lantern up, and Sol pried the box open.

I returned to snooping and shuffled through Willie’s things.

To no surprise, he had a couple of Playboy magazines stuffed under the bed, along with a VHS tape that I could only assume was probably a shitty porno.

He also seemed to have an overwhelming amount of tube socks.

I grabbed one from the floor and held it up to the flame of my lighter. “Why so many fucking sucks?”

“They help with… self pleasing,” Wolfe stated. I looked at him, confused, and he made a jacking off motion. “Keeps things clean.”

My face twisted in disgust. “Eww!” I dropped the sock and gagged.

“Wolfe, the light!” Wolfe quietly apologized and returned to helping Sol. He was switching every single switch to no avail.

“Fuck!” Solomon slammed his fist into the wall, and Wolfe and I both jumped.

“The fuse isn’t working. I can’t get the power back on.

” He huffed and rubbed his face. “Fuck this place!” He kicked a pair of Willie’s boots over, and something fell out onto the floor.

Wolfe tried to soothe him, the two unaware of what now lay at my feet.

I silently picked it up. It was an off-colored leaf from The Ancient One.

Why would one of these be in Willie’s shoes?

I dropped the leaf and jumped as the sound of heavy footsteps trampled along the cabin porch. Solomon and Wolfe walked to my side, and the three of us listened. The cabin door squeaked, and we heard whoever it was step inside. My heart raced. A second set of footsteps joined. Then a third.

Solomon inched towards Willie’s opened bedroom door and peeked his head out. A bright light shot down the hall and beamed across his face, nearly blinding him. He tried to block the light to see who it was.

“Sol?”

He squinted. “Kaila?” The light fell, and he smiled. “Thank God you guys are okay!” Kaila, Sandy, and Willie quickly moved down the hall and crowded the doorway.

Willie looked at us all, concerned. “Is there a reason you guys are all in my room?”

Sol pointed to the fuse box. “We were trying to fix the power, but it’s just not coming back on.”

Willie sighed. “Oh yeah, the wiring from this place is from the twenties. There’s no way a simple switch is going to fix it.

I’m afraid we’re going to have to kick it old school until the storm clears.

” Lightning flashed and more thunder boomed.

We all looked around. “And by the sounds of it, that’s not going to be any time soon.

Good thing we moved the campers into the cafeteria. ”

“The cafeteria?” I asked.

Kaila nodded. “Yeah. When the weather gets bad, or we lose power, Nurse B has us move the campers to the cafeteria. It’s big enough to fit everyone and has all the necessities. Plus, it’s weirdly built better than any of the other cabins here.”

“Wait a second.” Willie pointed at Wolfe and Solomon. “If you two are here, then who is watching your campers?”

Wolfe’s cheeks instantly burned red, while Sol scratched his head. “Wolfe and I were heading to the cabin when the storm hit. We ran into Aster along the way, and the power went out. But don’t worry, Doug and Rodney got it covered.”

Everyone groaned at the obvious issue.

Willie walked past us and grabbed a couple jackets from his bag.

“Here.” He offered them to Sol, Wolfe, and me.

“These should help keep you dry.” We each put them on.

Wolfe and I looked tiny in them, whereas Sol looked like the jacket Willie gave him had shrunk in the wash.

Sandy snorted and Kaila tried to cover her mouth.

“Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up, ladies.” He rolled his eyes.

“Alright. We know the power isn’t going to come back on any time soon. So, let’s stick together and head to the cafeteria. Assuming Doug and Rodney remember what to do in a time like this, we’ll meet the others there and wait out the storm.

Everyone nodded.

“We’ll be safer in larger groups too,” Wolfe stated.

Willie, Sandy, and Kaila all made a similar face and looked at him. Kaila raised the flashlight and shined it in his face. “What the hell are you talking about?”

Sol placed his hand over hers and lowered the light. He then looked at Willie. “We think there’s someone else in the camp. And if there is, then they’re dangerous.”

Willie groaned. “Not this shit again.” He rubbed his eyes. “Sol, there’s no one else here. How many times do we have to go over this?”

“I saw them, Willie,” I stated, as everyone turned and looked at me. “I saw the people in the woods.”

Kaila and Sandy glanced at each other. Willie simply shook his head in disappointment.

“No offense, Aster, but I don’t believe you.

There’s no one else out there. These woods just take some getting used to.

And the more you, or anyone else here, listen to those ridiculous rumors and stories, the more you start to believe it.

Hell, I’ve been working here for at least ten or so years, and the weirdest shit I’ve seen is Thisbe in shorts.

” Wolfe snorted and Sol elbowed him. “There’s nothing out there, Aster. ”

“Help!” We all whirled around as we heard Rodney screaming. “Help! Someone! Anyone!”

All six of us funneled down the hall. Kaila aimed her flashlight ahead, and we saw Rodney stumbling through the broken front door with Doug. They were both soaking wet and covered in mud and blood. Doug’s leg had a giant gash, and he was struggling to stand, let alone walk.

Willie and Sol rushed to help them. “What the hell happened?” Sol asked. He carefully helped Doug into the armchair, wincing as he rubbed his still fresh burns.

Rodney tried to catch his breath as Willie checked him out for injuries.

“We were just sitting around in Cabin Six when the storm hit. We didn’t think anything of it, but then the power went out and the wind picked up.

Sabbath told us we should probably head to the lake and tie down the canoes before the storm got worse. ”

“Wait.” I stepped forward. “Sabbath told you to leave the cabin? And you did?” He nodded.

Doug groaned as Sol carefully propped his leg up.

Blood was pouring from the deep gash that stretched from his ankle to halfway up his shin.

He ripped his belt off from his jeans and used it like a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.

Doug ground his teeth and cried out as Sol squeezed the belt tight.

He then instructed Kaila and Sandy to search the nursing station for gauze and other medical supplies.