Ingrid stared, wide-eyed, at her mother’s tale. Wow... Her mother, father and sister had narrowly evaded death by some deranged-sounding cult members because of their sheer intellect.

Ingrid, being the inquisitive person she was, was extremely interested, and made a mental note to research the cult members on the Internet and look in their mammoth-sized library to see if there was any mention of the ‘Ever-Roots Forest Group’, shortened to ERFG for simplicity.

Mother didn’t explain much about the ERFG, only saying that they and many others didn’t believe in the ERFG and they (the cult) actually had a good amount of money on their heads, as they practised some... horrifyingly violent and barbaric ways to get their point across.

Later, Ingrid poured over books about cults and forest-related associates and other affiliated titles and subjects, to no avail, for there was no book about them, however, the internet had another story...

The ERFG had a Internet Website. Ingrid clicked and read for hours on their beliefs and what they aim to do. Apparently, the ERFG were a group that aimed to set back the world to the times when trees were valued, and weren’t in a critical crisis; they wanted to destroy the buildings that already existed and repopulate the world with animals, and they hoped to see the extinct species of the world to be born again. The group mentioned that they’d do anything to get the world healthy again.

The scary thing about the website and the group? Ingrid actually agreed with what they had wanted...

Ingrid had always been an animal lover, devoting her love and time into her various pets. She had also adored her visits to the zoo, engrossed in the diverse amount of animals. She had particularly cherished her memories of the polar bears and even looked to buy a real polar bear stuffed by a taxidermist, or even a polar bear itself for her room, even though she knew it was a ridiculous idea. However, she knew the polar bears were going extinct, and desperately wanted to do something about it. The ERFG were perfect. She could easily save so many animals... but they were evil according to her beloved mother, and her sister, Venus.

“Venus,” Ingrid said in a would-be-casual voice after dinner,” Mum told me the story about the ERFG. I was wondering if you could tell me more to that story... I know Mum left some parts out; you know how she can be sometimes...”

Ingrid knew how to push the right buttons with her 18-year-old sister. Venus was easily persuaded.

Venus laughed at Ingrid’s comment about her mother, but replied in a half-serious tone,” I will, but don’t tell Mum about it. She’d be furious if you knew,” Venus put on a falsetto and mimicked their mother.

Soon, Venus divulged a story about violence and near-death experiences.

Surely the ERFG couldn’t be that bad...

Right?