Chapter 1

"Camille! ...Odell?...Austin!? I'm coming!" shouted Audrey as she continued searching through the tall grass. The morning fog hung over the large fields on the edge of the forest behind the Braun's home. There were lots of places to hide around there country home. Granite boulders, pine tree groves and small ravines made up parts of the property.
As Audrey headed toward a group of small pines, she had a gut feeling Camille was hiding inside. Instead she started to hear rustling noises to the right of her coming fast.
Eeeek!, she screamed. Through the fog came running Odell. After panicking and realizing it was her older brother, not a sasquatch, she scolded him, saying, "what are you doing you big dummy, I'm it and your suppose to be hiding!"
Then there was silence. They looked at each other for a moment, Odell's face was radiating excitement. Audrey was puzzled. "Lets stop playing, I need to show you something".
Audrey was annoyed he ruined the game, but her curiosity made her want to follow.
He then grabbed her hand and started to run. Poor little Audrey was half his age and almost half his size, it was hard trying to keep in speed with a 12 year old.
They went closer to the fields end into the dark grove of fir trees. Audrey never liked to go in there because the trees always squeaked. They sounded like witches laughing to her.
"Why are we going in here?"
"Theres a cave under this rock" Odell replied pointing to a rock beside a massive tree.
"I've been in these trees many times, but never knew there was a cave here." he said.
Audrey is usually very nervous to explore caves by herself, but with her brother there she felt alright to look.
Odell started to yell, "Austin! Camille! where are you? come over here!"
Audrey could feel her whole body wanting to go towards the cave. It was like she was one large magnet, being pulled by another one.
Austin and Camille finally came running through the trees.
"What is it" they stammered.
"Look!" Audrey replied.
They became silent and slowly walked closer to the black hole under the rock. "So cool! I love caves," cheered Austin.
Odell stepped in front of the entrance, scouting it out.
"Shhhhh!" he whispered with his finger pointed in front of his mouth. "Listen!"