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"Hmm, according to this map, the temple should be around here, somewhere..."
Teenager Vadell Gabriel is walking through a forest with his face buried in the said map. He had been wandering around for hours looking for the ruins of a temple that was said to hold an entrance to another world. This world was said to hold wonders and creatures that the human mind probably couldn't comprehend.
But that was only a part of the reason he was looking for the ruins.
Five years ago, Hunter Steele, his best friend, had gone exploring into the ruins, looking for the entrance to the "Inner World," as some archaeologists called it. Hunter went in, and was missing ever since. His mother was a wreck ever since, and Vadell himself had lost someone who he considered one of his brothers.
Vadell remembered how bad Hunter's mother took the news of his disappearance...
"Officer, please!" Mrs. Steele wailed. "He can't be gone! He can't be!"
Almost two months had passed since Hunter's disappearance. And during that time, the police had turned Nova Scotia upside down looking for him, to no avail.
"I'm sorry, ma'am," The officer said. "But we checked the entire province for your son. We also checked the temple, and the forest surrounding it, but we still didn't find him."
Mrs. Steele started crying again. Vadell's grandmother ushered her away from the officer.
"He's gone..." she sobbed. "Gone forever."
An eleven-year-old Vadell stood behind a corner watching everything. He didn't show it, but he was just as crushed as Mrs. Steele was.
His best friend was gone.
Vadell was rudely knocked out of his thoughts when he walked into the temple wall.
"Ow!" he exclaimed, rubbing his head. He looked up at the old ruins. Most of it was still intact, although some parts of the temple eventually gave way to nature.
"I guess that's one way to find your destination..." he chuckled.
Vadell started up the stairs, though he had an eerie feeling it would be his first and last time at the temple. Inside and out.
Very short, I know, but it will get better in the long run. (I hope).
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