The alley stretched on and on, seeming to never end. Lining its sides, side alleys and bunches of weathered buildings crowded. Tabitha tried turning down one side alley and then another but found no difference. Regardless of which alley she stepped into, the dreary uniformity remained unchanged.
She stopped, her brown eyes glancing upwards. Overhead, a sea of gray clouds had begun to gather. She shivered at the thought of adding rain to this mess, but at least the clouds didn't look that threatening as of yet.
A faint mewing caught her attention, coming from behind her. Twisting around, her brown eyes came upon a cardboard box. "Kitty?" She crouched down, reaching for the box's top (an ever so slight tremble in her hands). Something felt wrong about this (about as wrong as when she had entered into these endless alleys).
"Is that blood?!" Her face went pale. No cat was to be found in the box, just a red fluid filling it. "Red water. Not blood. Just red water. But why red?" A look of relief came over her, but then she remembered that nightmare with the red lake. Her blood ran cold, and she rose up to her feet. Shakily, she stepped back from the brown box.
"Eek!" She jumped at the crack of thunder, quite clearly on edge. Above her, angry gray clouds hung, a downpour threatening to start at any moment. She broke into a panicked run, fleeing down the alley as fast as she could.
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That Time Tabitha Got Sent to the Forest of No Return
FantasyHaving been summoned by a goddess, Tabitha finds herself being involuntarily sent to The Forest of No Return. Luckily, the goddess gives her the cheat of Curiosity to help with her exploration of the place.
