The Forest

As you woke up you saw that it was 5:00 in the morning at least according to your clock it was pitch dark as the sun was still not up and the sky all around you was black. Your eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness and soon you could just fine. It was almost like you had night vision.

While you had many quirks this was one you were thankful as many times you had been kicked out of the orphanage and left to your own devices. Scouting for food during the day was suicide as many in the local area already knew you as a thief hell it was a miracle you were even alive still. You had honestly been practicing magic since you could remember usually starting small fires to keep warm at night or using water to keep yourself hydrated regardless of whether you were accepted here or not you were a survivor a fighter. Whether you would learn magic under the master wizards and witches or be rejected it didn’t make a difference you were always different you knew that. For you, it was hard to trust people you didn’t know or love. After having been informed of your heritage you looked up your father and it turned out he was more deranged than you though as he was also discovered to be a serial killer in both the magical and non-magical world you had visited him on occasions and yet despite being the most known violent and terrifying serial killer to date having killed 61 wizards and 217 civilians form the non-magical world he was still the only who showed you love and compassion.

As you finally put on your sweater and placed your metal skull pin on yourself you heard loud rustling sounds in the forest as if it was alive. Leaving your dorm you stepped out into a cold and musky foggy forest the evergreen trees stood tall and silent as you walked along listening carefully. Soon you came to a lake in the forest where the fog mysteriously was rolled back making the lake visible from the shore.

Looking around you saw nothing but began to hear a woman singing a lullaby. A familiar one too before she began humming the tune of the song in an all too familiar way. Soon a woman appeared in the middle of the lake rising up from the lake. Her eyes were green like one of your eyes and she wore a simple white blouse and pants. She turned and smiled at you humming the all too familiar lullaby before speaking a simple word ”Soon” thereafter she faded into the fog and disappeared.

Looking down into the lake’s surface you sat looking at your reflection your one blue and green eye and glasses staring right back at you. You didn’t here the footsteps and before long the headmaster stood behind you as you saw his reflection on the lake’s surface as well.

“Ahh the lake of desires Mr. Blackthorn you know not many students find this lake why you are the first in over a century to do so.”

As you stared at your reflection you sighed before replying to the headmaster

”I am correct in the assumption that this lake shows the person his deepest most **** desire headmaster?”

”Very astute Mr. Blackthorn very astute you are correct many students never find this place much less even heard of this place because if they did some would do anything to find it while others would go mad from staring into the lake for too long Mr. Blackthorn.”

Looking up you sighed again before turning your back to the lake. “Has the lake ever been known to lead people to its location ever headmaster ?”

The headmaster stroked his grey beard before replying “Why no Mr. Blackthorn I have never heard of such a thing much less witnessed or fathomed of such a thing. But regardless that is besides the point as I have come baring news as to your assessment scores and what your fate shall ultimately be Mr. Blackthorn come to my office and we shall talk Mr. Blackthorn.”

Then the headmaster disappeared in a gust of wind leaving you all alone. Looking back at the lake once more you wonder what it is you saw exactly today but don’t question it as you saw that it 8:00 already and the sun was already climbing high into the sky now.

You started walking back to your dorm not noticing the humming tune of the woman’s lullaby again filling the air of the forest as your mind was elsewhere right now your test results and fate had finally been determined.