The house was surrounded by a thick forest. Alex turned his head to look around he realized that even with sharper eyes he couldn’t see anything but trees in all directions. Even the trail that they’d driven up lead off into the darkness of trees. There were no city skylines in sight. He suddenly felt more claustrophobic than he’d ever felt in his entire life. The wide expanse of sky littered with the multitude of stars felt like it was going to collapse down on top of him.

 This house might have looked like a home but he got the distinct impression that it was a prison.

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