I lay down on my bed, staring at the celing. It was a rough day. Too many bossy people. Too many ignored brilliant ideas. Too much paperwork. Turning slightly, I looked at the clock to find that it was midnight. I sighed, but kept my eyes open, studying a crack. Suddenly, a bright flash lit up my room, causing me to jump slightly. When I started counting, I didn't even make it to three before a loud crash was heard.
It was as if the rain clouds were announcing their presence, as it started to sprinkle after the boom. Slowly but surely, the rain began to pick up speed, filling the silence of my room. Sitting up from my bed, I walked over to the window, watching Mother Nature's tears fall. Smiling slightly, I picked up a warm coat that was left on the floor. I carefully put it on and started walking to the front door. Grabbing some boots and socks that were conveniently right by the exit, I walked out into the rain.
It was like I was taking a shower, but very cold. The water quickly soaked through my pajama pants onto my skin, but I didn't notice. All I cared about was the sky. It didn't even look like there were any clouds, as the sun wasn't going to rise until a few hours later. Unzipping my jacket, I tied it around my waist, letting the drops freeze my skin. Laughing quietly, I started walking to a forest by my house.
The forest was dead, yet beautiful. The brown-gray trees covered a large area, seeming to go on forever. As amazing as it seemed, it had a dark story. Many people went missing when they went in. Many died while they were in here, though the autopsies showed that nothing was wrong. One girl stepped out with wide eyes, and only one arm, mumbling about magic and "It." The odd thing was that, even though the wound was open, there was no blood coming out. She later died from a heart attack after a doctor asked her to recall what happened.
Nearing the death trap, the rain drops seemed to get bigger and more heavy, as if they were warning me about this forest. I had never been in before, as someone always found me before I had the chance. But everyone was asleep. No one saw me here I was... alone? That word didn't seem right. Alone felt different, but something was filling the space around me that should have been empty. I wanted to leave but something was dragging me closer.
I neared a tree at the front. It was my favorite, as it was the most pretty. I also liked how there was a heart on the trunk.
"E + L... Wonder who those people are," I mumbled. As my hand brushed against the bark there was a flash of lightning. Staring at the bark in horror I took a step back. In the flash, the E looked like it had slash marks over it, by something that was not human.
"B...luuu," something whispered, seemingly struggling with my name. "C...commme... bbaa...aack," it struggled again and I let out a yelp. "Lllu... LUKE!" it suddenly screamed, causing me to scream myself, turning and running back home.
What is this? Why could I feel the rain? Why was I cold? Why could I hear my heart beating? Why wasn't I feeling alone? What was that? As tears were streaming down my face, I heard my feet slapping down on the road. Getting to my house, I ran up the front steps, thankful that I didn't lock the door. Running into the house, I quickly turned and slammed the door shut and locked it, still crying from the fear.
"Uh... Blu?" I turned to find my roommate staring at me, a piece of leftover pizza in his hand. "Why were you outside when it was obviously pouring? Why do you look so scare- did you go to the forest?" he questioned, handing me a towl from the nearby bathroom along with a tissue. Somewhat drying myself off, I shakily smiled. "It's, uh, nothing L-Luke."

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I wrote this as it was pouring outside. I decided to write this and follow Star Shadow's blog on how to do these with the best results. I think this is the only blog I've done with actually revising and editing. So, what do you guys think? Chapter two?
-Rainbow