Nature

• Yashica Murali, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2021

Where on earth was I, my head was blurred and I seemed to be on the ground. I regained my left over strength, the last thing I remember was being sucked in by the soil. Oh yes I was going on a brief stroll through the forest when I tripped on a thick tree stump then I was being sucked up by soil after that was a mystery. Just then I noticed a girl about the same age as me, 14. "Hi, my name is Natalia" she exclaimed "What's yours?" "My name is Talia" I replied curiously. "Did you get sucked up as well?" she asked "Yes" I responded. Suddenly I saw something glimmering on my hand I checked it to my shock I saw a little leaf carved in my hand, miraculously it wasn't hurting. "I have it too" she yelled "Maybe it's a symbol of nature" I said calmly, glancing at the withering, sun baked trees. We both saw a golden, gleaming book appear in the air, I caught in the air before it fell. It was very hefty I suddenly preferred it falling then holding the massive book. On the first page it read 'The prophecy' Once there was a witch who despised nature and it's qualities. She would go around every day sucking up all the trees energy for her selfish body, but do not fear for two young saviors will put a end to this crime, marked with leaves they are. "That must be us" we told each other. Suddenly they heard a crunch of a tree falling, they turned around to their horror was the witch mentioned by the prophecy. Both girls couldn't help blurting out why are you doing this to the witch. "Oh bother meddlers again!" she screeched " Well nobody's asked me, but I grew up in an orphanage where nobody was kind to me and now I like revenge, there are you happy!" The girls couldn't talk they were gawping at her in awe! "Well that doesn't mean you should destroy nature it feeds you, it helps you to live and you are destroying it" they protested
" Come on we'll help you have a better lives everyone has the right to have a great life!" they cried. So the witch decided to become a teacher in which she was very enthusiastic about! Meanwhile the two excellent girls returned to their normal world and became very close, kind hearted friends who shared an excellent bond. From that day on everything became wonderful and spectacular for the pair.