Short Scary Story: (Adapted from my dream)

I live on a private property in the woods right next to a river. During the hot summer nights, I like to take a nice swim in the river once in a while to cool off. It was a great way to just submerge myself into the environment I had dearly cared about so much. But this particular night made move out of this place forever.

There was something odd about the river this night. The water was pitched black, and before I knew it, the only thing I could see was the moonlight. I submerged myself and began to swim underwater to cool off. When I came back up, I wasn’t anywhere near my place and don’t remember this place of the river particularly. Down the river I could see my wife waving for me to follow her. Without giving it a second thought, I began to swim. There was a darkness all around me now. The water was black, the wood was dark, and the moonlight was the only thing lighting the way. The only thing I could remember was that there were a bunch of yellow lily pads in the direction I swam.

My wife had been dead for over 5 years before this and a yellow lily pad was her favorite flower.