e to the backyard and started making incantations

ired I was. I didn't know that I had been missing for over five hours. It was

here! Where were you? We checked the full forest for you" She asked walk

probably because of my headache." I lied holding my head to play the part. There was absolutely nothing wrong

worst of all, the beast" She said whispering the last part. The fact that every o

at the 'beast' had something

ze that my latern wick was already very little and because of that,

f and something else I coul

l a legend to avoid children from going out at night. I just need to rest for

almost at the middle directly on top of me. Unwrapping the leaves that I ha

htmare' his voic

as

he w

rried about whether I was

that I had the same nightmares every night meant that there was probably something I needed to see in it. Exiting the back

t to the communal well to

g?" I heard someone greet as I

well. I couldn't place a name to the face that greeted me, but I knew that he

rue?" He asked glancing at me to see my reaction. Staring back at

bucket. I knew that the villagers were gossips but I never took them for liars also. On a normal day, I would have ignored it a

I just thought you were kidnapp

heard such tale from one more person, they'd get it hot from me" I warned as his eyes shone with su

aiah" He corrected with a small

thed out and sighed then conti

*

her call out as I was p

hair was really beautiful, It was dark and very voluminous, with tightly coiled curls that bounce and swayed anytime I moved. I love the way it felt against my skin. It was soft and springy to the touch during the cool weather but right now, I preferred it

as soon as I ente

lready prepared it and it's in the kitchen." She informed su

g instead. Where's father?" I asked wondering why she w

egarding your incident" She answered

lmost 11pm" I stated bending down slig

lf, I went back to my room and laid down quietly staring at the ceiling. After raising th

iar voice say as sleep finally engulfe