"But I wanna walk to the forest all alone, Sam."

Her big brother had opened his mouth to respond, but a loud, hair-raising scream had pierced through the open air that was once full of welcoming peace. Sam quickly pulled Allie into his arms before looking up at the commotion, her hair falling in front of her eyes as she found her vision being directed on her parents.

There, in the middle of the camp, where her parents were earlier gathering some water from the well, ...