Watergirls: A Fictional Narrative
“Zach, you know your friend, Luke, he was walking home from the library and he was alone, and someone grabbed him and …” my mother couldn’t take it anymore and she burst out crying. “Mom, mom, mom, mom!” I was practically screaming. I already knew what she was going to say. I just sat back on the couch and watched as a tear streamed down my face into my hand. I eventually fell asleep on the couch. I woke up at three in the morning and I could see the sun peaking out with the stars and moon retreating back until another night. I don’t know what came across me but I thought to myself why people are so cruel. I looked outside to see if anyone was out there. I just saw an empty street, just like one of those old ghost towns in old western movies.
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I turned around and say--
“Gia! You’re back. Wait, were you following me?” I asked with a stern look on my face.
“Yes, and what’s the riddle, Watergirl?” Gia asked now facing the water nymph.
“The riddle is what lives in winter, dies in the summer, and grows with its root upward?” asked the nymph.
“Okay, Gia, work your magic.” I said with a smile.
“Well lots of animals live yearlong but none just die in the summer. So, it must be an inanimate object. This leaves us with elements of nature and their forms. Winter is known to be very cold and when fire gets cold it dies which is the opposite we want. The opposite of fire is water and in winter, water freezes leaving us with ice. The root part is tricky though. Maybe it’s some type of ice or something ice makes. Wait, is it an icicle?” Gia said excited.
“Finally, you shall pass.” the nymph said waving her hand making the water part. I ran through the empty part and waved goodbye to the nymph as Gia followed me. Gia and I hiked through the forest before setting up camp and eating dinner. Gia woke me up at about whenever the sunrise starts and we were off. After about 5 hours of walking, we came across an old camp site. At the distance, we could see a smoke rising which showed us that there were people
I turned around and say--
“Gia! You’re back. Wait, were you following me?” I asked with a stern look on my face.
“Yes, and what’s the riddle, Watergirl?” Gia asked now facing the water nymph.
“The riddle is what lives in winter, dies in the summer, and grows with its root upward?” asked the nymph.
“Okay, Gia, work your magic.” I said with a smile.
“Well lots of animals live yearlong but none just die in the summer. So, it must be an inanimate object. This leaves us with elements of nature and their forms. Winter is known to be very cold and when fire gets cold it dies which is the opposite we want. The opposite of fire is water and in winter, water freezes leaving us with ice. The root part is tricky though. Maybe it’s some type of ice or something ice makes. Wait, is it an icicle?” Gia said excited.
“Finally, you shall pass.” the nymph said waving her hand making the water part. I ran through the empty part and waved goodbye to the nymph as Gia followed me. Gia and I hiked through the forest before setting up camp and eating dinner. Gia woke me up at about whenever the sunrise starts and we were off. After about 5 hours of walking, we came across an old camp site. At the distance, we could see a smoke rising which showed us that there were people