#4- A Breath of Fresh Air

Hello again. It's Gale. I guess there's some things to explain? Mostly brushing out the spiderwebs in Leo's last few posts, I suppose.

Well, he really is gone, that much adds up to reality. As much as I care about him... I can't say I'm disappointed. The moment he walked out the door, it was like the lights brightened and I could breathe again. I'm going to miss him, and I'm sure he'll keep in touch somehow, but I guess it's just better this way. And hopefully he too it with him and they stay gone. After these past few weeks, I refuse to acknowledge that it is even human. I just refuse it.

Everything Leo said in the last few posts was true, but he didn't know the full extent of things. I didn't bother telling him the person holding me back from saving the people at The Fall was his little friend. I assume he didn't understand exactly what I was saying while "screaming and crying" at night. I was calling for help because that ungodly bastard was in my room. I would wake up feeling like a knife was being driven into my head and he was there, just standing at the edge of my bed. I'm not sick, I am perfectly healthy as far as I'm concerned, both mentally and physically. But I think something might have happened to Leo. I'm worried, but he can take care of himself. I trust him, despite everything.

I'm heading to bed early tonight. I feel as if I haven't slept in years, and I have a good feeling tonight will see me well rested. Leo, if you're reading this, I'm sorry about everything. Be careful, stay safe, and watch yourself. Good night.
~Gale

Update #3

everything is the same. im planning to leave soon. i cant take it anymore. she turning this into a ticc-tac-toe game, X and O hopping here and there and everything is locked in a cat's game. ill probably stay with friend. he still cares about me and he isnt sick like her. she hasnt moved from her room in days besides to get food and stuff. sometimes at night i can hear her crying or screaming. its weird. its stupid. im done with it. so this will be my last post here for a while. i dont know what she's going to do. ill keep an eye on the blog to see if she posts anything. so bye now
- Leo

Update #2

things are stupid. everything is stupid right now. both of them are angry. theyre both ignoring me. what did i do? theyre the ones wanting to duke it out on the edge of a fucking chasm to hell. and gale is being so... so intolerable! "i dont trust him" she whines all the time always whining whining whining. shes looking for an apartment in the city, of all places. says she would feel better. says shes never going in the woods with us again. shes sick i can tell shes so so so so sick. sick as a snake bite. sick as a... i dont know. a dog or whatever. but shes sick and she needs help. shes pinning blame on people who dont deserve it. sick. shes stressing me out to the point i cant sleep. shes my friend but. you cant be with a sick person for too long, you know? because then they start digging at your protection and spreading germs and suddenly ha ha ha youre sick too. and you stare at your feet in bed and you snap at your friends and you cry and have nightmares. and then you want to move to the god-awful city and leave your friend behind. i dont understand how it happened. it wasnt even that big of a deal. accidents happen! and really it was her fault for offending him in the first place. it was really rude to run away. i dont know what to do about them anymore.
maybe i should leave. if only for a little bit so she can pull herself together.
- Leo

Update #1

we've been doing good. gale's ankle is healing. ive caught the flu from who knows where. considering going to the doctor but i dont know i dont really like doctors that much. went to a movie tuesday. it was fun but the ending of the movie really sucked. so did the popcorn. hahaha.

gale has been complaining of nightmares. she said she was as the fall, staring over the edge, and there was screaming. she said she saw kids, little kids, at the bottom crying. but she couldnt move. couldnt do anything to help them, because someone was holding her back. she got uncomfortable when i asked who and said she didnt know. i think she's lying, but it doesnt matter. most likely its a fucked up reaction to her pain medication. im going to see if i cant convince her to lay off it for a while. but i know how bad her ankle hurts, and added with her sciatica it must really suck. i should do something nice for her today. hmmm.

but yeah. thats all that has went on lately. ill be back next week with another update. happy friday the 13th.
- Leo

the fall

well that was a pretty eventful and long day. we went to the fall and, well a lot of shit went down. gale was pretty reluctant to go but i sort of talked her into it which i feel bad about now. when we got there our friend was there. he must have seen our blog and decided to meet us there. but he was mad. about the post i think. what gale said. she got scared and went to leave, but she fell and sprained her ankle. he was even angrier because she tried to run away from him, and i think he was going to hit her. but i told him to go away. gale wasnt trying to be mean she was just scared. she doesnt like when people are mad. he went away then. hes still mad i think. i feel bad because hes mad and gale is hurt and upset. but itll blow over eventually. gale said she wants to take a break on the adventures. we'll make weekly updates and stuff, but we wont really go anywhere. also gale says happy 4th of july.
- Leo

Gale Here!

Just popping in to confirm yes, we are going to The Fall today/tomorrow. Since it takes a while to get there, we're going to head out after lunch today and find a hotel or something to crash at until morning. I can't say I'm particularly excited about this trip, but hey, Leo knows his way around The Fall and I trust him! Plus, what's the point of being an adventurer if you don't get out of your comfort zone sometimes?

Regardless...

The Fall is... unnerving. It's a gorge, I think. It's a beautiful grove of trees, some of the greenest leaves in the whole area, but suddenly the ground just drops away into this chasm of fog and blackness, and even in the middle of the day everything is so dark. The gorge is about 30-odd feet wide I believe, so there's no hope for anything to jump across. There's probably a bridge, since our friend has crossed it before, but who really knows how he does anything? Anyway, the beautiful view combined with the creepy-tastic gorge is just... I don't know, strange. I don't like it. I... I don't like it at all.

But oh well, Leo will protect me. I just really hope it's just us, since... you-know-who is equally unnerving and

hold on. I think Leo is home, I heart footste

Hunters' Pass

We had a lot of fun today! We went to a classic spot, Hunters' Pass. Basically, it's this clearing cut right down the middle by this beautiful stream. We call it Hunters' Pass because supposedly there used to be an old log cabin there where hunters used to stay. It was torn down for some reason or another, but the story still stands! Other than Leo almost falling off the Broken Tree, the walk there was pretty much uneventful. I saw a really cool looking deer though, so that was fun. When we got there we just sort of sat on the stream bank and watched the water. Then I pushed Leo in, and he splashed me, and it sort of turned into a whole big splash fight. Hahaha! It was great though, the whole thing. The only downfall is our other friend couldn't make it. He probably had something else to attend to. He doesn't always go on our hikes with us, but sometimes he does and he finds all kinds of cool things! Even though he doesn't say much, you can sort of tell what he means. I personally prefer the silence. His voice is hard on the ears and brain. And everything aside, he gives me the creeps sometimes...
~Gale

yeah hes a really good finder. and hes really nice ive known him since like kindergarten i think. hes always been there sort of watching out for me. great guy. but anyway today was a great day even though I WAS FUCKING SOAKED THE WHOLE WAY HOME. but thats fine i got her back. but i get to choose the location next time. thinking about the fall because wow what a great place. thats another one he found, the fall. its spooky and mysterious but really peaceful and just a great place to hang out.
-Leo

Well we should probably go now, I think I see someone coming up the drive. Next place we go will be The Fall, like Leo said. I don't really like that place too much, but its not so bad.  Bye now!!
~ -Gale and Leo