Red Star

RED STAR
The leaves rustled behind the big rock where Cheyenne was crouched. They sounded as if they were whispering. It was nighttime, and she was frightened to be outside all by herself. Her stepmother had told her to go into the forest to fetch water. But now she had lost her way back. The handle of the bucket that she was holding, was growing cold against her fingers.

"Leave now", whispered something in the wind.

She looked into the trees, "Who's there? "She cried helplessly. Then she heard a strange scraping noise. It was coming from somewhere inside the dark forest. Suddenly the noise was coming closer. She stood up and scanned the dark forest. The white shine from the moon gave her just enough light to see what was making the noise. A creature much bigger than herself was standing not 5 feet away. It was black and it had a strange glowing red star on its forehead. She started to run, faster than she had ever run before. She looked behind, and felt herself falling. She had been told about a big hole that was in the forest. She closed her eyes and felt herself falling into nothingness.