ISABELLA
"Kiara, are you sure it’s this way?" I asked, looking at the twisted branches of the trees reaching up into the night.
"Unfortunately, yes, I do know," she muttered, twisting her mouth. "That way."
She pointed deeper into the forest and Harper and I followed her.
My sneakers crushed the leaves and I felt the crunch under my feet, which soon blended with more footsteps close by.
Other people were moving like shadows in the same direction.
We were supposed to be heading to that wild festival where all the different races could mingle.
I had to admit I was really curious, and the mysterious atmosphere was wrapping around me.
This year the Academy of Magic was in charge and it promised to be a huge event.
Suddenly, something boomed in the distance and shook the whole forest.
