Madeline’s POV

I went through a forest that was so vast I could compare it to a huge ocean. The trees were tall and thick, their branches sticking out on every path I passed by. It was so silent that I could hear the bats --- yes, bats, instead of birds ---having their circling groups above me. But just like I said, I am not easily afraid and have confronted many dangerous things in my life.

Being afraid is the last thing I would do.

The leaves rustled with every step I took. Suddenly, I ...