Mar 28, 2023
I was sitting in a tunnel. I was observing the green grass. It was blowing like summer. What a sight. The blue sky was amazing. It really shone on everything. I was amazed. I walked back towards the forest. I saw that animals were waiting for me. They’d written the word ‘Help’ using sticks and branches. I looked at them. They were smiling. A few looked worried. I suddenly had the feeling that I should follow them.
We wandered into the woods. We walked for hours. It was getting dark. They took me deeper and deeper. We arrived outside a wooden house. There was smoke coming from the top of a chimney. The animals were pressing themselves against the back of my legs. They wanted me to continue. I walked to the door. I knocked three times.
“Hello?” Said a voice from inside. “Who’s there?”
I wasn’t sure how to respond. “I’m here because someone said you might need help- is everything ok?”
I heard shuffling from inside. The heavy lock was removed and the door opened. There was a beautiful blonde woman. I couldn’t tell if she was very old or about twenty. It was strange. We looked at each other for a moment. I felt a deep sadness. I wanted to reach out to her and hold her. I actually struggled to resist the sudden urge.
“Who sent you?” She asked.
“Someone in the woods,” I responded. “They said they’d heard someone crying.”
The woman looked down. She looked stern for a moment. “Well it wasn’t me.”
I just stood there. I really didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know why I was there. I thought that maybe I should leave. Part of me hoped the conversation wouldn’t end. I really felt sad.
“What’s your name?” She asked.
“Kai,” I answered.
“I’m Claire. I gotta get back to cooking. I’m in the middle of making dinner.”
“No worries, I understand,” I replied, nodding my head and turning around. I was slightly relieved that she’d made a decision.
“But come back in the morning,” she said as I descended the steps. “There’s something I wanna show you inside the mountain. I’ve wanted to show somebody for so long.”
“What is it?” I asked.
“It’s hard to explain. Just come back and I’ll show you.”
I walked back the way I came. The forest was pitch black. I could see the whole universe above the trees. I found some of the animals again. They had a look of pure delight. I kinda nodded at them, smiling slightly. I was feeling funny. I was excited for tomorrow. I didn’t know what to expect anymore.