The Mystery Child Seen

ispers carried by the wind. But Ellie, with her boundless curiosity, couldn't resist. The woods were a place of mystery, a place where the ordinary rules of the world s

with sound-the chirping of birds, the crunch of leaves underfoot, the distant gurgle of a stream. Yet, there was something else, something she co

. She felt as though she were walking into another planet, a planet where time stood still. And then she saw it-a flicker of movement. A child, no older than herself,

vanished into the trees, leaving only a faint shimmer in the air. Ellie stood frozen, her heart racing. Who was this child? And why did they seem so.