Charlotte “Lottie” Matthews always felt different. From a young age, she experienced vivid visions that left those around her confused.

One day, during a car ride, she screamed uncontrollably as a truck sped toward them. Moments later, a crash happened just ahead of where they would have been, confirming the urgency of her instincts.

Her mother believed Lottie had precognitive abilities, while her father insisted she needed medical help. He took her to various doctors and put her on medication.

The medication helped reduce the strange occurrences, but it never completely erased them.

The Plane Crash and Survival

Everything changed when Lottie and her soccer teammates from WHS Yellowjackets boarded a plane for a tournament.

The plane crash left them stranded in the wilderness, and the survival skills they had learned on the field quickly became useless.

Without her medication, Lottie’s visions returned with a vengeance, pulling her into a world where reality blurred with the supernatural.

As the days passed in the desolate forest, Lottie became increasingly in tune with her surroundings. She often claimed to hear the whispers of the trees and the echoes of the wind, forming a connection that both fascinated and frightened her teammates.

Some, like Misty and Van, found comfort in Lottie’s presence, while others, like Shauna and Natalie, viewed her with suspicion.

They struggled to understand her strange outbursts and prophetic statements, leading to a rift within the group.

One night, while the others gathered around a fire, Lottie suddenly began speaking in fluent French, startling everyone since she had never studied the language.

To Lottie, the forest felt alive—a dark, pulsing entity that seemed to communicate through her. Her visions grew more intense, revealing ominous scenes.

She warned the group about a deer with bloody horns and predicted disasters before they occurred.

Her insights led to an uneasy alliance among some teammates, who began to see her as a leader, while others resisted, fearing her power.

One day, Lottie and Natalie found themselves in a desperate competition to forage for food, both eager to prove their worth to the group.

Compelled to venture further, Lottie felt as if the trees were guiding her to something significant. However, following their whispers put her in a dangerous situation, nearly leading her to succumb to the elements.

Back at the cabin, tension flared between Lottie and Shauna, who had become obsessed with her unborn baby.

Lottie believed the child held special significance for the group and might be the key to their salvation. Tragically, Shauna suffered a stillbirth, causing the already fragile bonds among the teammates to fray even further.

In her grief, Shauna took out her anger on Lottie, blaming her for their troubles. During a confrontation, Lottie got hurt badly while trying to protect Misty. She went to the attic to heal from her injuries and process her feelings.

Meanwhile, the weight of her visions began to crush her spirit. Lottie confessed to the group that she never wanted to lead and admitted her fear of the wilderness and its influence over her.

The wilderness no longer called to her; she felt it had moved on to seek another leader. After a desperate attempt to appease the dark force lurking around them, Lottie declared that Natalie should take on the leadership role, having survived the group’s recent challenges.

Life After the Wilderness

Years passed, and the trauma from the wilderness stayed like a dark cloud over Lottie’s life. Now an adult, she was played by Simone Kessell and led a controversial community called Camp Green Pine.

The camp was built with her family’s money, and Lottie was desperately looking for a sense of purpose after years of struggle. Her past haunted her and appeared as terrifying visions that came back again and again. Lottie tried to control the chaos by going to therapy, but the darkness grew stronger than ever.

When Lottie’s old teammates—Misty, Shauna, Taissa, and Van—came to her camp, memories and feelings rushed back. She thought they had been brought together by a dark force that had followed them from the wilderness.

In a therapy session, Lottie told her psychiatrist about her worries, but the doctor didn’t believe her. As Lottie’s mental health got worse, she became more convinced that they needed to make a sacrifice to calm this darkness.

Tragic Outcomes

One night, when tensions were high, a tragedy happened. In the chaos, Natalie was taken by the darkness that Lottie was trying to fight. Everyone in the camp was shocked, and Lottie felt guilty and sad.

They put Natalie on a stretcher and took her back to the mental institution. Lottie felt strangely calm. It seemed the dark presence had gotten what it wanted, trapping her between her painful past and an uncertain future.

The wilderness had always whispered to Lottie, but now its voice felt far away. She wondered if the dark force that once guided her was satisfied or just waiting for another chance to strike.