A Spooky House

You wander through the woods wishing you hadn't been so stupid.

You should have checked if your bicycle had been in perfect condition. You should have charged your power bank. You should have stayed on the smooth road and not wander into random dirt path that lead into nowhere. And most importantly, you should have just used that smelly bathroom before you started the trip.

You have been in a solo bicycle tour for a couple days. You were packing light, only bringing the bare minimum including water and snacks, and your wallet and smartphone to provide you with anything else on the go. It’s just a bicycle touring around two cities that you are familiar with. What could go wrong? At least that’s what you thought at the beginning of the ride.

You have been wearing the only clothing that you have in this trip, which is a short sleeved cycling jersey and a pair of bike shorts. They pretty much had been sticking to your body like a second skin as you skip showers and never took them off, even sleep in them last night. The white stains of salts are noticeable below your underarms. The cheap hostel and restaurant were nice, the staffs were quite friendly and helpful but at the kitchen they probably were talking about your ripe, unwashed smell. The restrooms outside were a bit icky though.

The trip at the second day was nice, then you saw that one dirt path. The stupid choice to take the wrong turn started as curiosity. You took the dirt path and wondered where it lead to. You kept on going for a while and keep pedaling, until you stopped at the edge of a small lake to rest and enjoy the scenery. Drenched in sweat, you sat there for a while until you realized that you were in the middle of nowhere, the sky had gone dark and you are hit with the sudden urge to use the facilities. Right. You have been skipping number two too.

You sighed and quickly got on the saddle again, then as you start pedaling, the bike chain broke. It snapped like thin thread and dropped pieces of metals on the ground. Great. You tried to use your phone but it was out of juice. You grabbed your power bank and it too was out of juice. Even better.

You are completely lost and still soaking wet with sweat. You try to watch where you are going so you don't trip but the sun has set. It is so dark you can't really see.

Now you are pissed off, scared and literally holding in your shit. You look and finally see a ray of hope. There is some light in the distance. You run towards it and see an old mansion. There are lights inside but it looks like it's run down.