Jake looked at what we saw, screaming like a little bitch before asking us if we heard the rustling in the tree.
I said "no, you were too busy screaming"
the trees rustled audibly, our flashlights snapping to the source of the sound. we saw a flash of a figure moving, then another rustle in a different spot, looking again we saw a pale figure move away from the light.
we waved the lights upwards above us, looking up, seeing a face, 2 sunken sockets in a long, distorted face, no clear definition or color, and a gaping mouth with no teeth, just a black maw, almost looking like it was silently screaming.
F**k this, we ran, as fast as possible, hearing an animal scream from behind us, running past the grass, the cracked ground, almost tripping, passing the empty sandy clearing, before breaking through a wall of brush, back to our campsite.
We heard a rustle in the bushes behind us, turning around in horror as a shape jumped out to grab us.
It was our group leader, pranking us
I almost f**king punched him, shit was terrifying.
We went to our tent, keeping our flashlights and lanterns on the entire night