Sarah stood mesmerized just inside the tunnel, frozen in place by the horrible sounds emitting from within.  Flashes of lightning still illuminated the tunnel every few seconds, but all she could see was Mr. S.  The smell of blood and flesh soon mixed with the stench of the tunnel and Sarah stepped out of the tunnel and back into the rain.  She stared out into space, focusing on nothing, trying to block out the sounds and push away the horrid guilt and disgust.<br/><br/>Soon the noises ceased and she felt a cold presence.  She turned back to Mr. S now, shivering in the cold, and gazed up at him.  His voice grated in her head, using her name for the first time, and for a moment she was speechless. "Y-you're welcome." She stuttered, finally forcing the words out.  Slowly, she reached out for his hand.<br/><br/>For a long moment he stared, the roaring in her head getting almost unbearable, and then he took it.<br/><br/>------------------------------------<br/><br/>Sarah hurriedly yanked out the books she needed for homework that night and slammed her locker shut.  She hated everything about high school, but what she hated the most was that she was no longer invisible.  Her whole life, Sarah had had the ability to just go completely under everyone's radar, a fly on the wall, an invisible speck.  As soon as she started high school, however, she was completely visible. Constantly.  She was like a walking beacon.  Kids stopped to stare at her or dropped their conversations to whispers when she walked past.  Sarah had been connected to multiple missing persons cases over the last couple of years, and rumors were flying, though nothing was ever proven.  She was never openly picked on, because most of the kids who had disappeared were jerks anyway.<br/><br/>As Sarah walked hurriedly through the park, she noticed three boys from school were following her, seniors.  She smiled grimly and went farther into the woods.  The boys were a nasty sort, well known for taking advantage of drunk girls at parties.  She wouldn't mind seeing them go.<br/><br/>The tunnel finally came into view, deep within the Stretched Woods.  "Hey, Sarah!  How about we play a game?" One of the boys called out from behind her, sure that she hadn't noticed they were following her.