The Mysterious Woods

by Alison Thomas, Joe Tarasek, Jason Despard, and Seth Bernard

“Do not go into the woods because of the evil clown that lives there,” said Raphael and Jimmy’s mother.

Later that day, the boys decided to venture into the woods. Thinking that what their mother said was a lie, they decided to walk deeper into the woods.

As they were playing in the woods, Raphael noticed a tent in the distance. They slowly walked towards it, their adrenaline building. Jimmy decided to throw a rock at the tent, and Raphael soon followed. They then decided to rain as many rocks as they could throw.

Suddenly a clown came out of the tent in great anger. He stared down the boys for what seemed like a century. The clown started to walk towards them. The boys took notice and decided to run as fast as they could back home.

The boys returned home and went straight to their beds. Their father noticed that they returned to the house with great haste.

The father walked upstairs and into their room and asked, “What’s wrong guys?”

The boys had the lights on and were both cuddled in the same bed.

They replied, “Nothing, we are fine.”

The father then closed the door and walked towards his wife saying, “It worked.”

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All four of the coauthors are students in Jessica Handly's ENG 102 course at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut.

Alison Thomas is currently a sophomore in college. She enjoys reading and writing and particularly welcomed the opportunity to cowrite "The Mysterious Woods."

Joe Tarasek is a second-year student at Asnuntuck Community College. His goal is to pursue management information systems at a four-year college.

Jason Despard is in his second semester at Asnuntuck Community College. He is 19 years old and plans majoring in accounting. Next fall, he will attend Eastern Connecticut State University.

Seth Bernard is 21 years old and from Enfield, Connecticut. He is a sophomore at Asnuntuck and plans transfer to the University of Connecticut to major in environmental science. He enjoys riding his BMX bike and traveling and has a pit bull named Louie.