I trample through the woods away from the castle. How could mother set me up with that awful man? He was so rude and had no respect far me as a person. I run through the under brush of the forbidden wood, no one ever dared to step foot in not even a guard. I was never told why but I had heard the roumors of beasts that lurked within the wood, but those were only roumors. Fag begins to cover the forest floor and I slow down. The air is thick with tangible suspense and the birds don’t sing. There’s a rustling form a far and I take a step back. No. I tell myself. Whatever is there isn’t as bad a what’s behind me. Another noise, screeching this time, echos off the trees.

“Hello!” I call “is anyone there!” No response. The fog is up to my waste now covering the flowing bottom of my brilliant pink dress. A single bush of flowers pop in the dreary haunting forest the only bit of color around. There’s a sound of heavy breathing and something begins to emerge from the leafless trees. I feel my eyes widen as I huge thing, long black hair covering its face and with arms arms bent in an odd way walking on all fours.

it tilts its head before bending down placing its hair covered face infrount of mine “H-I.” The thing says. I stare into the hair, and examine what it wears, a white gown. It spoke like a human so maybe it was human once.

“Good evening” I greet it back making it jump at least ten feet back trampling a few trees “My name is Bella. What’s yours?”

They tilt their head “My… n…ame?” It asks from the place it jumped

“Yes. My name is Bella” I repeat the sentance “What is yours?”

“J… Jane” It stutters at the word forcing it out as it inches closer to me

“Well Jane. It’s a pleasure to meet you” I answer plucking one of the flowers form the bush as she leans down putting her face back to mine. I reach up slowly and place the flower in her hair. She stares at me for a long moment then runs into the forest, only to be known as a roumor