Over the Cracked Stone Wall

"You have too follow the path," Scarlet said pointing to a stone path.

Sean stood up and looked around, the wall was nowhere in sight. He looked to the path the girl pointed to and back to the others.

"It's the only way," Scarlet said.

Anita blinked. "That path wasn't there before, was it? Or am I still seeing things?"

"It's always been there,"

"Okay. I just need to reorient myself." Anita turned to Scarlet. "You are telling us that the only way back to our homes is down this shady- looking path, that we didn't even come in on."

"Yes,"

"Do you at least know where the wall went?" Anita ran her fingers through her hair, frustrated. "This makes no sense." She whispered.

"When you cross the wall it disappears," Scarlet said "You will find it at the end of the path," Scarlet looked at the ground. "Unless you turned out like me when I fell," Scarlet whispered under her breath.

"And how do we know that you're not just trying to trick us? We don't even know who you are." The others, who were looking bored at Anita's constant arguments with Scarlet, looked up when Anita asked this. To be fair, she didn't feel like arguing either, but when it came to the safety of her friends, Anita didn't want to risk anything. Especially when they just fell off of a moving wall and found whatever this place is.

"I wouldn't lie to you," Scarlet said still staring at the ground. "When I got to the end of the path it was too late maybe for you it can be different." Scarlet Whispered

"What happened?"

"Oh, nothing I got home I came here with you to help you find your way home," Scarlet stammered

"Right." Anita smiled sourly. "Now we're back to the beginning. Why should we trust you?"

"I want to help I'm the only person who knows the way home,"

"You're the one you got us into this mess in the first place!" Anita ran her fingers through her hair sighed. She then, in a lower voice, said, "I'm sorry I yelled. Can you please just explain this place to me? I- I just can't grasp anything that's going on. Maybe, if you explain it to me, we could figure out a solution to getting home."

"The wall moves to the end of this path when you enter. It's a land of magic and things that don't really exist. Some of the creatures will try and keep you here, but you can't trust them. This world will close up. eventually so you need to hurry."

"Oh wow, that's helpful. Hey, maybe you can call us a unicorn while you're at it so we can find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow." Anita was mad. "If you're not even going to try to be useful, I don't think we need your help."

"Fine, but beware there are things out there you DON'T want to mess with," Scarlet yelled. "Turn out like me for all I can," Scarlet mumbled under her breath.

"Owww." Aubrey mutters, sitting up and rubbing her head, "What's going on?"

"Oh, your awake." Haven sighed. "This new girl showed up and is claiming she can take us home… because the wall is gone. And she won't stop arguing with Anita. And… I could really use some advil."

Anita softened her tone addressing Aubrey's question. "We fell off a wall, and now the wall isn't here anymore. Scarlet here, thinks that we can get back home by following that path over there." She pointed at it.

Aubrey sighed and stood up, brushing herself off.
"I have some Advil in my purse." She says, before sighing, "Which is back at the mansion…"

"Woah, Avar, are you okay?" Aubrey quickly rushes over to her friend, helping her sit up.

Scarlet leaned against a tree looking at the friends.

"You have a huuuge bump on your head." Aubrey tells Avar.

Scarlet heard what Aubrey said. She looked at one of the glowing trees. she picked a leaf off the tree. She walked over to Avar with the leaf. She placed the leaf on the bump on Avar's forhead.

The leaf's shine darkened and Avar's bumped lowered.