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@janellebelovedpig @mineralizedwritings @starshiness @godlyfantasy12 @kyronthearcanin
I really dont know how it should go yet 😀 But heres the whole story together. It might help anyone create another piece 🙂 What should we call it? Or should we wait till its finished. We can start thinking of names now!
One bright sunny day, I watched a girl leap over a rotten log and land with a splash in a muddy puddle. She was beautiful,daring and braver than all of the girls in the town, but she had a secret.
As I watched this girl, I wondered what her secret was. There she was walking through the park in front of my house while I watched from my front porch. She seemed on a mission. She had a purpose in her steps. A smile gently curled the edges of her mouth as she thought about it. I stood up slowly, wondering if I could follow her secretly.
Skipping over after her, I tried to keep my footsteps light against the mossy forest floor. Her red hair waves behind her, and for a moment, I think she’s turned back to see me. I pause, darting behind a tree as she peeks back. I sigh in relief. One of our neighbors next door, I’d always wondered where she spent all of her time, and thanks to this little mission, I was about to find out. Was it nosy? Perhaps, but my curiosity had already gotten the better of me. I follow her quietly. She quickly peeks around before opening a small door on the side of a tree. I gape in awe as light streams from the inside of the tree outwards. Stepping forwards onto the moss, I watch as she closes the door behind her.
I cock my head as she disappears into the portal. I go up to the tree and try to open the door. It opens much easier than I expected. The light shines out, blinding me. With a smile and my curiosity getting the better of me, I walk through.
With a stunning light, I am somewhere else. Where, I don’t know, but I know it is far, far away from the place I knew. Yellowed grass spreads out in a wide circle around the tree I’m in, and from there it gets greener until there are hills, and trees beyond them. And the girl… The girl is gone. Or at least, I suppose she is. Jumping down, I pace the outside of the circle, then return to the door. Do I go back? Or do I go after the red-haired girl, with no sense of direction?
I glance at my watch; How is it already so late? It might be best to go home. I have no clue where I’m going, and the girl is nowhere to be seen.
I turn to walk out the tree I came out of, to find the opening is gone. My heart beats quickly. It was just here! I rush to the tree, running my hands over the wood.
Nothing. I give it a small kick, wincing as I do so.
“That was dumb.” I mutter.
“So was following me!” I spin around, letting out an embarrassing yelp. There…looking very peeved, with her hands on her hips, stands the girl I just followed. And technically stalked.
How do I explain this?
The girl’s hands flew to her hips and she skewered me with her glare. “Why do you, a complete stranger, need to know my business? Isn’t that kind of nosy?”
I shrugged. “Maybe. Let’s just start with your name, then. Mine’s Griffin.”
She sighed and walked to lean against the tree, settling down on the large roots. “Well, at least your name isn’t boring. If you must know, my name is Piper.”
I grin at her, sitting in the grass a couple feet away. “Good. Now we’re not strangers anymore. Ready to share that secret?”
She rolled her eyes. “What is it with you and secrets? Honestly, it’s not like I bothered you.”
“I went through your magic door, and now it’s gone. It took me somewhere completely new, like some kind of portal.” I raised my eyebrows. “I think I’m entitled to at least some curiosity.”
For a while she was silent. Then with a huff she stood, fiery hair blowing back in the wind like a wing. “Well then come on Griffin. If you’re so sure you want to know, I’ll just have to show you.”
A little unnerved, I followed.
"Would you kindly...?"
Alright! Hmm… Let’s see. I’ll just try to think of a few random ideas.
The Secret Door
The Forbidden Portal
In Too Deep
Far from Home
These are pretty vague, but I didn’t really have enough info to think of something better. 😅🤣
Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.
@janellebelovedpig @mineralizedwritings @starshiness @godlyfantasy12 @kyronthearcanin
Sorry, I messed up everyone’s names 🙂
I really like “In too deep” but we can think of more if you want 🙂
"Would you kindly...?"
That’s what I was thinking, but we can wait and see if there are more ideas.
Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.
Oof…
idk. 😅😂
Maybe I’ll come back with something. 😁 I’ve already got some writer’s block with my WIP, so… yeah… XD (or maybe it’s procrastination… maybe it’s a mix of both. 🤣)
Write what should not be forgotten. — Isabel Allende
Yeah, I know what you mean. I literally have had writer’s block on the one WIP I actually need to get done for the past few weeks. (And yeah, maybe a bit of procrastination, because I got like 18,000 words in another WIP in the past few days, because I had a bunch of stuff I wanted to do in it 😅)
Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.
@acancello @kyronthearcanin @godlyfantasy12 @esther-c @mineralizedwritings @starshiness @janellebelovedpig
…so I’m hoping it’s okay for me to jump in, but if not feel free to ignore this…
also please excuse my terrible usage of telling too much and the poor formatting and horrible transitions XDFor a while she was silent. Then with a huff she stood, fiery hair blowing back in the wind like a wing. “Well then come on, ______. If you’re so sure you want to know, I’ll just have to show you.”
A little unnerved, I followed.
Piper strode ahead, lengthening her steps to…get away from me, I suppose.
Eh, I deserve that. Probably.
She looked back. “Are you coming or are you just gonna stand there all day?”
Oh.
I looked down at my feet, who’d apparently decided motion was overrated.
Whoops.
Fumbling for the right response, I ran my hand through my hair. “Yes.”
Wait wait wait. No, that was the wrong one. Barnacles.
She crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. “If you didn’t want to get involved, you should’ve never stalked me in the first place.”
“…Touche.”
Shaking her head at me, she moved to the back of our line.
“What-”
“Gotta make sure the snail makes it there eventually.”
I rolled my eyes at her, biting my tongue to keep from snarking back at her.
Needless to say, we journeyed in silence for the rest of the trip.
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aaaand now I’m not sure how to transition to the big reveal of whatever her secret is XD my apologies"...I did not say to the seed of Jacob, 'Seek Me in vain..."
(Part of) Isaiah 45:19At least you got some writing done. 😅
I’ve only written RPs… that counts… right?? 😛
Write what should not be forgotten. — Isabel Allende
@landric Not at all! Go right ahead if you have something to add 🙂
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
@starshiness Thanks!!
Needless to say, we journeyed in silence for the rest of the trip. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wherever she was taking me, it seemed to be a roundabout way to get there. The terrain stayed mostly the same: yellowish grass, low rolling hills, and thin, pale-barked trees scattered in clusters across the landscape. Piper, although she didn’t say anything at all, guided us around several of those clusters of trees, never going through any of them.
The light around us began to fade after a few hours. I was halfway limping now, my feet exhausted from the several-mile trek.
“Piper,” I said finally. “Where are we going?”
She snorted. “You’re not leading are you? It’s only important that I know where we’re going.”
Crumbs, now I can’t say anything without acting like I’m complaining.
Still, Piper must have some heart, because she looked me over and said with just a hint more gentleness, “We’ll be there soon.”
I nodded. “Why haven’t we gone near the trees? I’d like to see-”
“I think we just had a conversation about who’s the leader.”
I wince.
Yes ma’am, then."To death or to victory"
Oooh, I love that!!! 😃Your writing is really good.
Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.
Thank you!! 😉 This is such a great idea.
"To death or to victory"
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