Beauty & the beast

Mid-...

Mid-...

The woodland seemed ominously quiet. They paused, now that even the sound of their own footfalls was silent, all that could be heard was the susurration of the leaves in the gusty wind. Looking up, they were transfixed by the myriad of fluttering leaves that danced in the high boughs, making a living roof above them. They were calmed, almost hypnotised, but the longer they stared the more the leaves looked like eyes staring back down at them and the boughs seemed to draw closer, blocking the sunlight as if they were forming a cage around them. The dappled shade of the woodland trees had seemed so inviting only moments earlier. I had walked holding Jake's hand pointing out the pale bark of the Silver Birch and the tight black buds of the Ash. They had pretended to be steam trains and puffed along, their white "smoke" rising amid the cool late winter air. They had stomped in the stream, clouding it with silt and then constructed a dam of twig, rock and leaf litter. But she had wandered into the trees to collect some pretty holly for an art display and told him to wait right there on the path, to listen to the birds and draw in the mud with a stick. On her return all she found was a dappled path, a muddy stick and a mitten. She had called softly for him at first as if it were a game of hide 'n' seek, in less than a minute he came up to her ,

" can we climb up ? "

He said " sure , anything for you . Sis "

As we turned aside, and climbed the hill through the woods. Velvety green sprigs of dog-mercury were scattered on the red soil. We came to the top of a slope, where the wood thinned...There was a deep little dell, sharp sloping like a cup, and a white sprinkling of flowers all the way down, with white flowers showing pale among the first inpouring of shadow at the bottom.

Jake pulled out his phone to take a picture , as he snapped some his phone vibrated .

" we have to get going , Charisma . "

I nodded agreeing to go , but deep inside i felt an attraction , I felt attracted to this place as if I belonged here .

My feet tugged me as I walked blindly behind jake ,

{ midnight }

I tossed around in my bed , trying to find a position that'll lullaby me to sleep . But I couldn't find any rightful position , I groaned the gust of wind hitting me from my slightly opened window the smell of the woods made me feel a pull towards it unknowingly I got out of bed as my feet padded across the room as I grabbed my coat ; pushing the window wider as I did so throwing one of my leg on the other side or the window as I got out I climbed down carelessly not even fearing anything no fears no emotions just craving the woods the sudden attract made my mind shut down .

As I approached the forest, I wrapped my cerise colored coat around my neck, took a huge breath and set off. I could feel the silky smooth leaves brushing against my arms and hear the melodious chirping of the birds as I pranced ahead. I lifted my head and let the rays of warm, amber sunlight dance across my face. I could see small patches of the clear blue sky peering in through trees as tall as skyscrapers. I picked a small red berry from a bush and popped it into my mouth. I could immediately feel its sweet and tangy taste. The tranquil atmosphere in the forest had instantly vanished as I heard crunching footsteps on the leaves.

The Smell of damp leaves, splash of water from stream, cascades over tiny waterfalls, fungus on rotting tree stumps, rustle of roosting birds, wind stirs trees, twigs snapping, curious sounds, eerie noises, owl hoot, hush, whispering trees, ferns like green fountains, crunch of dried bracken underfoot, woodland clearing with purple spikes of Fireweed.

I heard a howl and some shuffling that made me alert bringing me back to my senses , as I rushed out leaves crunching beneath me as I pushed faster as I ran hearing a loud growl made me fear my unusual decision , The woods accelerated the twilight, shrinking what would normally take an hour into just a few minutes. When I
entered on the rutted path, carefully avoiding the hoof-sized frozen pools, the light had faded so little that I didn't even notice the difference. It wasn't a long trek, it was muddier for sure but it would get me home twenty minutes earlier.

My eyes adjusted slowly to the encroaching gloom and it wasn't for ten minutes that I had realized the sun wasn't penetrating the leaves like it usually does and everything was a hue darker than it should be.

The sun was rising but nothing could be seen ,
As I picked up my pace but in only five more minutes it was undeniably dark, but I could no longer avoid the rusts and my ankle twisted painfully I made my mis-step . The trees had become silhouettes, the air was colder and the gaiety of the woodland had been replaced with a sense of isolation. My heart pounded in a way that had nothing to do with the exertion of walking. Soon the path and down to my own feet melted into blackness...

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