CHAPTER5: THE CRYSTAL CAVE
When Winnie got home she flew down to her bed, and cried for a while. She was so confused. But she had to see Jesse. The urge inside her was stronger than her fear, and so she left. She ran to the watering hole, and found him at the top of it staring up at the sky. Without looking down at her he shouted, "I knew you'd come."
"Jesse Tuck, what are you doing?" She giggled.
He looked down at her, and smiled from ear to ear. Then without warning, jumped off the waterfall into the pond. Winnie watched carefully waiting for him to come up, but he didn't. She stared and stared for what seemed like forever, but still no Jesse. She kicked off her shoes and dove in. She looked under the water, but he was no where to be seen. Then she heard his voice. "Over here!'' The voice was coming from behind the waterfall. "Jesse?" She called out. "Come back." He called to her. She went to the side of the waterfall, and walked as far back against the rock as she could, until she felt and opening and crawled in.
Before her, stood rock that went back so far you could fit 10 people just standing there. He was waiting for her, but she didn't come close to him. He didn't push it. "Isn't this amazing? There's more?" He started climbing the rocks. Winnie had never known of this before, and she had lived here her whole life. She followed him up the rocks, but it took her a little longer to get up. "I hate dresses." She muttered to herself. When she got to the top, there was another opening, and behind it, was a cave. Her jaw dropped, and she stared in awe. Suddenly, she had remembered what the read head said, and imagined this a place Jesse would keep all the bodies he killed. She started to back up, until she had come to the edge of the cliff without even realizing it. Jesse ran to her, and grabbed her hand just as she began to stumble. She shrieked, and soon she was in his arms. He held her there for a second, and they stared at each other. She saw something in his eyes, something magical. And she new, right there that those girls were just crazy. There was nothing wrong with him. Nothing.
She let him take her hand, and he lead her through the cave. There was little light, but just enough to make her way around. "This is where the crystal is." He told her.
"What?"
"The crystal that the fairies made. They had a secret way in that no one knew about, and they knew it would be safe in here, because fairies can't get their wings wet, and so bad fairies would never find it."
She found it silly to hear a grown boy talking about fairies, good and bad, and crystals, but all she could ask was, "Have you ever seen it?"
He looked at her and smiled, and just led her on. There were puddles on the ground in certain places. She was amazed by the beauty of the place. She wished there had been stars inside the cave. It was huge. It must have run under the whole forest she thought.
He continued. "Look on that wall." Winnie looked up at a wall that was covered in drawings of fairies flying about working on something. Then she saw, on the wall, a drawing of the crystal. She went up and put her hand on the picture. Jesse came up and put his hand over hers. They looked at each other. They stared as they felt the electricity that flow between them.
When Winnie got home she flew down to her bed, and cried for a while. She was so confused. But she had to see Jesse. The urge inside her was stronger than her fear, and so she left. She ran to the watering hole, and found him at the top of it staring up at the sky. Without looking down at her he shouted, "I knew you'd come."
"Jesse Tuck, what are you doing?" She giggled.
He looked down at her, and smiled from ear to ear. Then without warning, jumped off the waterfall into the pond. Winnie watched carefully waiting for him to come up, but he didn't. She stared and stared for what seemed like forever, but still no Jesse. She kicked off her shoes and dove in. She looked under the water, but he was no where to be seen. Then she heard his voice. "Over here!'' The voice was coming from behind the waterfall. "Jesse?" She called out. "Come back." He called to her. She went to the side of the waterfall, and walked as far back against the rock as she could, until she felt and opening and crawled in.
Before her, stood rock that went back so far you could fit 10 people just standing there. He was waiting for her, but she didn't come close to him. He didn't push it. "Isn't this amazing? There's more?" He started climbing the rocks. Winnie had never known of this before, and she had lived here her whole life. She followed him up the rocks, but it took her a little longer to get up. "I hate dresses." She muttered to herself. When she got to the top, there was another opening, and behind it, was a cave. Her jaw dropped, and she stared in awe. Suddenly, she had remembered what the read head said, and imagined this a place Jesse would keep all the bodies he killed. She started to back up, until she had come to the edge of the cliff without even realizing it. Jesse ran to her, and grabbed her hand just as she began to stumble. She shrieked, and soon she was in his arms. He held her there for a second, and they stared at each other. She saw something in his eyes, something magical. And she new, right there that those girls were just crazy. There was nothing wrong with him. Nothing.
She let him take her hand, and he lead her through the cave. There was little light, but just enough to make her way around. "This is where the crystal is." He told her.
"What?"
"The crystal that the fairies made. They had a secret way in that no one knew about, and they knew it would be safe in here, because fairies can't get their wings wet, and so bad fairies would never find it."
She found it silly to hear a grown boy talking about fairies, good and bad, and crystals, but all she could ask was, "Have you ever seen it?"
He looked at her and smiled, and just led her on. There were puddles on the ground in certain places. She was amazed by the beauty of the place. She wished there had been stars inside the cave. It was huge. It must have run under the whole forest she thought.
He continued. "Look on that wall." Winnie looked up at a wall that was covered in drawings of fairies flying about working on something. Then she saw, on the wall, a drawing of the crystal. She went up and put her hand on the picture. Jesse came up and put his hand over hers. They looked at each other. They stared as they felt the electricity that flow between them.