"THere it is," one of the boys said in a low whisper and pointed at the little house that could only barely be spotted through the thick bushes when you knew where to look. Jared squinted his eyes to spot it better. It seemed like a small place, more of a hut than a home. But it was without a doubt the place that he had heard so much about. There'd always been stories about that place, always someone who said one thing or the other. Poor fella went out there to chop wood. He was found two days later without his skin. Women who came too close to the bushes here tended to lose their babies too. Found the butcher's large dog decapitated. Stories like that. Never go near there, they said, it's where the witch lives, and if you value your life, you won't bother her.
And yet here Jared was now, along with the three other boys, staring at the house through the bushes, and it didn't look like it had been lived in for the last twenty years or something. He brushed some of his naturally dark purple hair aside... a part of his looks that had caused him much grief in his only 17 year long life. He felt someone prod his shoulder and he turned his head to face Matthew, a blonde child about a year or two younger than him. "Are you going or what?"
Jared nodded. "I'll bring a souveneir," he said with a little smile. If this was what it took to get them to stop talking about him when they thought he wasn't listening, if it could help him forget about the times they had thrown tiny rocks at him when he was little, it was worth it. He got up from his hiding spot and jumped over the little hedge with relative ease, landing in the forest. It was almost like entering another world, watching the other boys' prying eyes through the bush before walking over to the house slowly. For a while, he stood around, scanning the place a bit. It did look incredibly run down. He could hardly imagine anyone living in this place. Slowly and carefully, he grabbed the handle and pushed it open as slowly as he could, which resulted in a deep creaking that made him stop for a bit. If somebody WAS there, they definately knew he was coming now.
Taking a deep breath, he took his first step inside...
And yet here Jared was now, along with the three other boys, staring at the house through the bushes, and it didn't look like it had been lived in for the last twenty years or something. He brushed some of his naturally dark purple hair aside... a part of his looks that had caused him much grief in his only 17 year long life. He felt someone prod his shoulder and he turned his head to face Matthew, a blonde child about a year or two younger than him. "Are you going or what?"
Jared nodded. "I'll bring a souveneir," he said with a little smile. If this was what it took to get them to stop talking about him when they thought he wasn't listening, if it could help him forget about the times they had thrown tiny rocks at him when he was little, it was worth it. He got up from his hiding spot and jumped over the little hedge with relative ease, landing in the forest. It was almost like entering another world, watching the other boys' prying eyes through the bush before walking over to the house slowly. For a while, he stood around, scanning the place a bit. It did look incredibly run down. He could hardly imagine anyone living in this place. Slowly and carefully, he grabbed the handle and pushed it open as slowly as he could, which resulted in a deep creaking that made him stop for a bit. If somebody WAS there, they definately knew he was coming now.
Taking a deep breath, he took his first step inside...