A/N: Hey guys! I'm back with this little one shot I wrote in writing class a few weeks ago. It's not very much but I only have one story up and I thought this was pretty good so... Please review, follow, and favorite I would really appreciate it!
Korrinne and Avereigh Stafford had just finished their first day of second grade. The two sisters decided to, since mum wasn't home yet and she certainly wouldn't approve, to go to the edge of the woods behind their house. They first went inside to change from their nice, school clothes to a t-shirt and shorts, and exchanged their black ballet flats for their treasured muddy, old sneakers. The girls swiftly reached the door and were outside at the treeline. "Avereigh, mummy will be home soon. She will be very angry when she finds out about this." whimpered Korrinne. "And that is exactly why we must hurry so she doesn't find out. "Avereigh, please I don't want to." Despite her pleas, Avereigh pulled her sister into the deep, dark, depths of the forest behind her.
Soon, the sisters had lost track of each other. Somehow while weaving in and out of the trees Avereigh had let go of Korrinne's hand. "Korri! Korri where are you!" Somewhere far away there was a blood-curdling scream. Avereigh darted off, yelling her sister's name. After nearly twenty minutes of searching, Avereigh gave up, falling to the ground in an exhausted heap. She saw someone running towards her. She looked up, worried. Soon, she was in mummy's arms. Mother had gotten home ten minutes before and had been frantically searching for the girls, but only finding one. Avereigh told mummy everything. How they planned to go play in the stream after school, to how she dragged Korri in and now she was gone.
-Six years later-
It had been six years since the day that Korrinne disappeared in the woods. Avereigh and her mother's relationship hasn't mended completely, but they were working on it. It would help if she didn't bring up Korri every time they fought. She doesn't understand that while Korri was her daughter, she was Avereigh's twin sister. She had never known life without Korri until that day, and she still has vivid nightmares about it every night. "Avereigh, will you check on Moochie?" "Yes mum." Avereigh replied sadly. Moochie was a gift from her and Korrinne's father a year before he was killed in a fatal car accident. Avereigh opened the door leading to the back. As soon as she did, Moochie quickly slipped through and took off towards the woods.
"Mum! Moochie got out again!" Avereigh hollered up the stairs "Can you grab her? I'm busy!" Avereigh got a sinking pit in her stomach. She hadn't been in the woods since Korri. She anxiously put on her sneakers and jacket and followed Moochie outside. The stubborn cat quickly caught onto Avereigh's actions and took off into the woods. Avereigh ran to catch up and soon she found herself at the stream. She scooped up the cat into her arms. When she looked up she saw a figure standing in the middle of the water. It looked to be wearing nothing but an old oversized t-shirt. It appeared to be trying to say something but there weren't any noises coming out. Avereigh cautiously stepped forward, trying to get a better look. "Avereigh." Her head snapped up. Her raspy voice sounded almost, pained. "K-korri?" her voice was shaky and nervous. She stepped forward and went up to Avereigh. Avereigh burst into tears at the sight of her sister again. She pulled her in for a hug and never wanted to let go.
The girls started to head back to the house together, Korrinne holding Moochie close to her chest. Avereigh was apologizing profusely even after Korrinne had told her that it wasn't her fault the first five times. Korrinne, still as curious as she was six years ago, wanted to know about everything that happened. And by everything, she meant everything. Every time she thought Avereigh left out a detail she reprimanded her. And people say that I was always the dominate one. Avereigh thought sarcastically. She laughed and threw her arm around her shoulders and pulled her in close.
Soon the girls had arrived back at the house, together. Avereigh quickly called for her mother. She heard her stomp down the staircase in an annoyed manner. She was probably cleaning Korri's room, again. She thought, apparently out loud, considering Korrinne asked her what she was talking about. She blushed, "Did I say that out loud?". Before Korrinne had a chance to respond, their mother was at the end of the staircase. She looked up and stood still in shock. After her mind had determined that this wasn't a hallucination, she started to weep and pulled her daughter into a bone-crushing hug. After their reunion Avereigh called and alerted the police, even though they had long since given up on searching and presumed her dead, so Korrinne could get proper medical attention. After that was done, since it didn't take very long due to Korrinne just being underfed and dehydrated, they spent the rest of the night, and hopefully many more nights to come, as a family. A small, happy family.