Emily%27s Diary - Chapter 1 !!top!!

I stopped at the edge of the clearing where the old stone well sits. The well has been dry since the thirties, capped with heavy timber. But the timber was pushed aside. The violet light was pouring out of the earth, painting the surrounding birch trees in shades of bruised purple. I stepped closer to the edge. I looked down.

In the cafeteria, Emily sits alone. She sketches a symbol in the margin of her notebook—a circle with a line through it. A new girl, Samira, tries to sit with her. Emily writes, "I said nothing. I just stared. She left after 30 seconds. Good. People are dangerous." emily%27s diary - chapter 1

I told myself not to stare. I stared anyway. I stopped at the edge of the clearing