Fall 2

 

Tina X.

Leaves rustle in the wind and a full moon shines brightly in contrast with the dark night sky. Crunch. Crackle. Crunch. In the midst of the peaceful setting, a tall, hooded figure shuffles along a pathway in the woods, taking their time to step on every single leaf. Crackle. Crackle. BOOM. The sky rumbles in anger and a flash of lightning flies across the sky, illuminating the world for a split second. A few moments later, the air is filled with plump raindrops while thunder rumbles in the sky menacingly. Continuing down the dark and foreboding path in the forest, the figure disappears step by step, soon merging completely with the scene until you couldn’t even see his outline. 

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