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The lodge was dark, lit only by the flicking flames of the burning logs in the fireplace. The only sounds were from the howling winds outside and the soft snores of the couples as they lay cuddled against their significant other.

Everyone lay perfectly still, fast asleep. But one, who tossed and turned as a horrific nightmare plagued his sleep.

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A sudden noise wakes Avi from a sound sleep. He and Kirstie had gone to bed early for some alone time. Leaving the others downstairs.

He reaches over and touches Kirstie's arm.

"Stay here. I'm gonna go check to see what that was." He whispers as he gets up from the bed.

He quietly slips down the stairs. The lights in the living room were still on and the sound of the tv could be heard.

"Timbo?" Avi calls out softly. "Chris? Adam?"

When he did not receive an answer he continued down the steps.

He walks into the living room and the sight made the contents of his stomach come up in his throat. He falls to the floor on his knees and vomits.

Laying on the living room floor was his sister, Eddie, Adam, Chris, Chance and Austin. All shot as if they had been lined up in front of a firing squad.

Unable to breathe, he slowly crawls over to his dead sister and picks her up in his arms. He brushes back her hair and kisses her forehead as tears stream down his face.

"Esther." He whispers. "Wake up, Please, wake up."

He slowly rocks his older sibling as he lifts his eyes to look at his slain friends. All were shot in the heart.

Then he noticed that Tim was nowhere to be seen. Maybe he got out in time. But he wouldn't have left Adam behind.

He lays Esther down and kisses her cheek. "I love you, Sis." He sobs. "You sleep now."

He crawls over to Adam, taking Adam's cold lifeless hand in his.

"Adam?" He says softly. "Where's Timbo?"

He gasps as he hears a noise in the kitchen. With his heart beating out of his chest, he stands up and slowly tiptoes toward the kitchen, holding his breath.

"Oh my God." He tries to say but the words would not form.

There in the kitchen, hanging from a meat hook stabbed in his back, was Tim. A pool of blood had formed beneath his feet that were a few inches from the floor. His arms were above his head as he desperately tries to hang on to the hook.

"TIM!" Avi screamed and ran to him to try to help.

"No!" Tim groans, quickly shaking his head. "Run! Avi run!"

"No! I can help you!" Avi cries.

"It's ... It's too ... late." Tim gasps for air, as blood ran from his mouth. "Get out! Please? Get out of this house. Now! Sweet Cheeks."

Avi stands frozen in place not knowing what to do. He watches as the life slips from Tim's brown eyes and his arms fall limply to his sides.

"I love you, my sweet friend." Avi whispers as he stands up on his toes, reaching up and closing Tim's eyes.

"Kirstie!" He turns and begins to run up the stairs. His feet seem to be sticking to each step as if he were trying to run in deep mud. Every time he took a step the top of the stairs seems to get farther away.

He finally reached the top but the floor was very spongy and hard to run on. Falling down several times before finally reaching the bedroom door.

"KIRSTIE!! KIRSTIE, GET UP!! WE GOTTA GO NOW!!" He screams running into the bedroom.

"No." He cries falling to his knees at the sight of his fiance', ripped from her collar bone to her navel. "No! NO! NOOOOO!"

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"NOOOOO!!" Avi screams, sitting up from his pallet on the floor, shaking his head. "NOOO!!

Kirstie screams from the sudden outburst.

Within seconds, guns were pointed in Avi's direction.

Avi grabs Kirstie into a bone-crushing hug. "KIRSTIE!!"

"Avi?" She moans from the pressure. "Honey, you're hurting me."

Avi would not stop screaming and crying as he tightened his grip.

The guns slowly lower as everyone stares in shock at the bearded man.

"Tim. Help." Kirstie says as tears begin to fill her eyes.

Tim throws back the covers and crawls over to the couple.

"Avi. Come on, buddy. You're hurting her."Tim says as he starts to reach for the arm that Avi had around the small blond.

Avi suddenly grabs Tim around the neck with his other arm.  "TIM!! OH MY GOD!!" Screaming hysterically.

Tim grabs for Avi's arm to try to pull it away but it was no use. His arm was locked tight around Tim's throat cutting off his air.

"ESTHER!! NOOO!!" Avi screams.

"Avi, Honey, I'm right here." Esther says softly trying to calm him as she crawled toward him but was stopped by Eddie, knowing she could be in danger.

Tim felt himself getting light-headed as his lungs burned for oxygen. 

"AVI STOP!" Adam yells, as he notices Tim's hold on Avi's arm was loosening.

Chance and Austin start trying to free Tim and Eddie and Chris were trying to help Kirstie.

Avi would not stop screaming as tears stream down his face.

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH!!" Chance yells. "HIS ARM IS LOCKED SOLID!!"

"OWWW!" Kirstie cries as she feels her shoulder pop.

"AVI!! SNAP OUT OF IT!!" Adam screams as he slaps Avi hard across the face.

Avi suddenly stops screaming and looks at Adam with a shocked look. The slap brought him out of his hysteria and his grip loosens.

One final pull from Chance and Austin sends them falling backwards with an unconscious Tim. Chris and Eddie grab Kirstie who is sobbing heavily while holding her shoulder.

"Adam, I don't think he's breathing!" Austin yells.

Adam rushes over to Tim and immediately starts to perform CPR on his boyfriend.

Esther sits down in front of her little brother, taking his face in her hand.

"Avi, Honey. It was just a bad dream. Everything is alright." Esther says softly before glancing at Kirstie and Tim. "I hope." She mumbles.

"No. No, everything is not alright." Avi says as tears roll down his cheeks. Still not aware that he had hurt Kirstie and Tim. "They're waiting for us, Esther. We can't go back. They're there. They're just waiting."

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