A Short Children’s Story written for Writer’s Weekly and their Summer 24 Hr Short Story Contest. An 850-word story written on the following subject. The story was awarded an honorable mention by the judge of the contest.
Did she just see what see thought she saw? She stepped off the path, intending to only walk a few feet. It was only later that the group noticed she was missing. They quickly backtracked, yelling her name. Tensions rose as the sun began to set. And, that’s when they, too, saw…