Heavens with you

winter

The trees in the forest were all covered with snows,the air is frosty making every where blurry,The weather is so cold that anyone without proper winter clothes can freeze to death,but Mirabel kept walking amidst the frozen weather,she wore a pink cardigan and a cargo pants with a white scarf tied to her neck and a white head warmer,she felt all the strength in her almost drained but she kept going , after what felt like hours of walking through the thick forest covered with snow she arrived at a flowing river ,she washed her face and drank some of the water,even though she needed some warm water at the moment ,she had to quench her thirst in other not to die of a dried throat.

She walked to the nearest tree and sat down under the shade of the tree,Mirabel dropped the small bag she has been carrying through out the journey,even though it is a small back pack ,she felt the urge to throw it off at some point but there are a lot of important stuff in there,so she has to hold on, finally she felt free ,She wanted to untie her scarf when her stomach grumbles,she had not eaten anything for the past three days ,and here she is without any hope of having any food for the day ,suddenly what felt like a stone dropped to her head,she hissed in anger and looked to her side where the stone rolled,but when she saw what fell,it was a ripe apple and not a stone,she felt the heavens were on her side,she jumped up happily and pick up the apple,she stroll to the river to wash it,she munched on it like a beast, she finished the apple with just three bites .

She walked back to the tree and looked up,then she saw plenty of ripe apples,she wanted to climb up when she felt something was off,she looked up earlier before sitting under the tree but she never saw any fruit,how come there are many fruits up there all of a sudden,again her stomach grumble she ignored her doubtful thought and climb up the tree,she plucked as many fruits as possible then wash them at the river and ate till her fill,she packed some inside her back pack so it can sustain her through the rest of her journey.

She rested for a while,took out one of her favorite novel and start to read ,but she never read up to three paragraph when the image of her step mom appears in her head,she quickly close the novel and return it to her bag,she felt her heart race increased with the image she just saw,Mirabel sat up and went to the river again to wash her face ,she began to feel err about the whole area,then she decides to continue her journey.

she put on her scarf and carried her back pack and continues to walk through the forest,she hasn't walked far when she sighted an old house from afar,she felt her inner strength rise up,this was the same house she saw in her dreams countless of times and finally she is here,she felt happy and hasten up her steps to the house,the house is built with wood and it is covered with snow,she walked to the door but it is locked,Mirabel hit her forehead with her fist,

"how can I be so dumb,do I expect someone to leave in such a thick forest all alone",she said to her self,just as she turned around to go find some stick to knock off the lock,a woman with wrinkled face appeared in front of her smiling , she flinch in shock,she rolled backwards moving far away from the strange woman,her hearts beats faster than usual,just as she kept moving backwards ,her back hit a tree and she stopped ,the woman kept coming closer and stopped in front of her,she slowly turn her gaze to the side and saw a stick a little bit far from her,just as she decides to push the old woman away to go pick the stick,the woman streched her hand foward,Mirabel was confused about the old woman's gesture.

"Mirabel,you don't have to be scared,you are at the right place my daughter",the old woman said stepping away from her,she might have scared her too much for her to still look so scared ,the woman chuckle a bit ,Mirabel was totally surprised,how can a woman in such a lonely forest get to know her name when she haven't even introduce herself,'or is she some kind of old witch?',Mirabel thought to herself.

She would definitely not buy this woman words,even though she knows her name ,she might just be a witch who wanted some blood to cast their spell,Mirabel was having a lot of thought running around in her head,but when she looked up she couldn't see the woman anymore,she flinch again,did she disappear,just as she thought she has the chance to escape ,The old woman voice came from the entrance of the wooden house.

"You wanted to acquire powers ,that was why you left home and set on this journey my dear,I showed you this house in your dream,so you could find me,it is up to you to trust me or not".The old woman said and stepped inside the house.

Mirabel become more confused,how did she know again that she saw this house in her dreams,she would not buy that woman words no matter how much she knows about her,she might just be some witch who was desperate to find a scapegoat for their spells,she picked up her bag that rolled down her back when she was walking earlier,she would move on and find some other wooden house, perhaps she mistake this house with the one saw in her dreams,she continues walking neglecting the house,she haven't taken up to ten steps when she felt her head spinning,she wanted to go sit somewhere and have some rest,but she couldn't move from that position, suddenly she couldn't feel her body anymore and fainted.