All in a golden afternoon, under the skies of cloudless blue.

I search the sky to see a balloon, that I must pursue.

I found the balloon, caught in the branches of the old willow tree.

I hummed a tune, whilst climbing the branches before the balloon began to flee.

I let it go, into the golden afternoon.

But even though my spirits were low, this was not my final balloon.

-August 2nd 8:00 pm- I just got back from my date with Greg...Dear diary, you know that feeling when your with somebody for so long that everyday feels like a new adventure. Well anyways, that’s what I feel every time I go on a date with him. I hope we can talk about Greg some more tomorrow diary. Until then, goodnight.

-August 2nd 8:14 pm- I just back from my date with Amy...I can’t do this anymore diary, she is just too clingy. Anyways see ya tomorrow diary. Peace.

“It’s getting darker out here, are you sure this is the way back to the cabin?” Alex said in a scared tone.

“I’m pretty sure.” said Wendy.

“Well what’s that light up ahead?” Marcy said while pointing to a faint light that was about ten feet from where they were standing on the path.

The girls started to pick up speed thinking that the light was the cabin they have been searching for all night.

“That’s the not the cabin.”said Wendy

Instead the source of light was a lantern hanging from a log cabin that had vines growing on the sides of the wooden walls.

“Can we help you?”

All of the sudden, three beautiful women were pointing their wands at the girls and stepping out of the darkness to greet them.

“Sorry! We were just trying to find our way back to our cabin.” Alex said.

The women put their wands away.

“Sorry we didn’t mean to frighten you ladies, we just got back from looking for ingredients for our potions.” said the shortest lady.

“You’re witches!?” Marcy said.

“You have nothing to fear, we’re nothing like the stories that have been spreading around town, we are just trying to live our lives without riots in these woods.” The tallest witch said.

“Sorry we didn’t come here to intrude on your ladies’ cabin, we thought this was our cabin.” Wendy said.

“Would you girls like to stay with us for the night? I’m Raven, this is Ebony, and the tallest one is Mona.”

“Are you sure we wouldn’t be intruding?” said Marcy.

“Not at all! Come, let’s all step out of the cold.” said Ebony as she started to walk into the cabin.

Marcy laid their on the witches’ hard wooden cabin floor talking to Raven that night.

“You know, we’ve never believed the stories our town has told us, about you witches being dangerous.” Marcy said, “we’ve actually thought you guys were more magical and beautiful than dangerous.”

“Have you ever thought about becoming one of us?” Raven said.

Marcy stared into Raven’s dark, purple eyes and said with confidence, “Yes.”

The King stared at the monitors with a disappointed frown on his face.

“What’s wrong King Peter? Can’t find us after we escaped your castle?” Tonya said with a confident smirk.

Tonya took the camera and flipped it around to show her best friend Dani waving his crown in the air. “Now you can grant the citizens of Emerfall freedom back into your land, or we will destroy your crown, which we all know now that it is your main source of your magical powers.” Dani said with no hesitations.

The King stood his ground and shut off the monitor in rejection to Tonya and Dani’s request.

“Your majesty, what do we do now?” Asked the head of the royal guard.

“Hunt down the traitor, and bring them back to me alive.” Said the King.

I ran. I ran as fast as I could. It started like any other day for me, taking my afternoon jog in the woods, hoping I could make it back to the cabin just before nightfall. This time was different. Once I stopped at the lake to catch my breath, I didn’t feel safe, like somebody was watching me. I started to pick up speed on my run again but then I heard a noise. “I must be paranoid, there’s nobody out here for miles.” I thought to myself. All of the sudden I froze, I turned around and saw a man in a faceless, white mask, with a quiver of arrows attached to his back and a bow hugging across his chest standing still and staring daggers at me. “Hello? Are you lost?” I asked the man. Instead of answering, he took out a hunting knife and started to run at me full speed. I started to sprint back towards the cabin. I didn’t stop, I didn’t even see to if he was still chasing me, I just kept running, avoiding the various trees in the woods as they started to block my path. I saw the cabin, the light at the end of the tunnel, that would bring me salvation from the murderous man chasing after me. But all of the sudden, a sharp pain in my lower back, he shot me, he shot me when I was so close to the end. I fell to my hands and knees, then felt another sharp pain in my shoulder, I was losing blood, I knew I wasn’t going to make it. I could hear his footsteps as I started to lose the last bit of life I had. He stood over me and shot the last arrow in my head. It’s been one week and they finally found my body starting to decompose and laying near my cabin lifeless. At least after death, there will be no more running.