Austin's POV

On the night of the full moon a shadowy figure slinked by the lake. I could see from the moon light that it was a dim outline of a girl. I got up from my comfy blue bed and rubbed my tired eyes to get some sleep out of them and ruffled my beach blond hair as I walked to my large window. As I watched I wondered who would be out at this late hour. Millions of thoughts rushed through my head, I started to feel slightly dizzy so I sat down but never took my eye off the shadowy figure as she pulled a torch out of a bag, flicked it on and kept moving. I shifted myself to the left of my window to get a good look and knocked over my picture frame I looked at it on the floor and sighed as I put it back on its table, then quickly turned my gaze back to her as she slowly stopped and looked towards my window curiously. I ducked down under my window ledge seeping onto the rug below.

I kept watching for a good five minutes as she sat down behind a tree, slightly out of sight and took a bite of something. I got up and went to my desk and got my torch I then went into my wardrobe and closed the door making sure I could dtill see her though. I turned on my torch and naturally grabbed my black hoodie,black jeans,black t-shirt and my black sketchers perfect for a midnight sneak out. I tiptoed back to my window and got my backpack it was the only black one I had.I hesitated before thinking YOLO right? Wrong I hadn't thought about what could happen in the events to come, but I still looked for a tree to climb onto before I changed my mind.I slipped out of my window onto a little ledge where my flowers used to sit, (note the word USED, lets just say don't play basketball and use your window as a "ring") and scanned the scenery and saw a big oak tree that grows just outside of my window. I took a deep breath and stepped out onto to the closest branch and breathed a sigh of relief it was stable I made my way down the tree as quickly and quietly as possible and moved toward a bush near where the girl was. It was quite hard because my shoes are quite thin and the path was made of rocks so I had too be quiet. When I finally made it across the path I crouched behind a small bush and waited. It felt like hours before she got up and moved further into the night. I followed making sure I wasn't too close or too far.

She stopped at little river bank and looked back as if she knew I was there and stepped over a few rocks through the river. When she had made it across she stopped looked back again, waited a few seconds and then kept walking. I made my way over the rocks and followed it was only then I noticed it was early dawn and the sun was rising it looked so beautiful But I couldn't stand here and marvel at the sun I had to follow the mysterious beauty. I spotted her walking into a little hut so I hid behind the first tree I could find. I thought about going back to the river and getting some water but I saw her looking through the window staring at the wide gum tree I was standing behind. So I made the best with what I had end pressed my back further into the tree. But by the time the sun had fully risen I really regretted not packing breakfast.

All of a sudden I felt a tap on my shoulder I jumped then tilted my head just enough to see the secretive girl looking at me with a plate of toast with butter on it by her feet.'' its for you" she said in the tiniest but delicate voice, now that I see her properly she looked beautiful with long,silky brown hair with light ombre tips and deep brown eyes. She was wearing damp blue denim jeans with a splash of yellow and pink on her top and black high top runners. I took the plate gratefully Now wasn't the time to tell her I wasn't too fond of butter so I put aside from me and introduced my self, ''Hi, my name is Austin, I'm sorry I followed you but well…I got curious and…..'' I didn't get to finish because she interrupted me

'' thats ok I don't usually get visitors thats all'' she said ''my name is Ally, do you want to come inside?'' I smiled and picked up my stuff as we walked Ally told me all about how she was a orphan and had no parents and how she found this hut and has been living in it for the past seven years. ''Im fourteen now, I found this when I was seven'' she said as we walked through the door into a creative home. She had carved chairs and tables out of wood and two beds.''A friend and I used to live here until one day when she was getting some fish and a hunter had mistaken her for an animal'' Ally said as her voice cracked, I gasped, I was shocked and scared now. Ally must have seen my face because she quickly reassured me and said ''But their aren't any more hunters they were banned after her death'' She had a worried look on her face so I tried to look brave. I hoped she wouldn't notice that a tear was rolling down my face. To late, she saw the tear and gave me a tissue with a concerned look on her face. I accepted the tissue, wiped my delicate hazel eyes.

There was an awkward silence so I broke it by asking "Where am I?" Ally got a distracted look on her face and mumbled something I couldn't hear.I looked at her expectantly she turned away I asked again a little more forcefully and she said louder and clearer " Stoney Brook ". I looked at her, shocked "But its " I started to stammer but was cut off by Ally in the tiniest and guiltiest voice " I know " she said. "THATS LIKE THREE HOURS FROM HOME" I Yelled getting a little Agitated.I stepped back a mix of feelings whirled inside of me Anger, Shock, Annoyance but then a wave of guilt came over me like a cloud of dust I turned and looked at Ally and hugged her,a tear trickled down her cheek I pulled away and looked at her hoping to get a glimpse of her face but she had her face buried in her hands her hands dripping wet from her tears. I felt horrible and like I had pushed everything onto her. It wasn't her fault, she didn't tell me to climb out of my window and follow her. It was the worst feeling I had ever felt in my entire life. Then she turned around and looked at me with the saddest eyes and said...