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Weekly Contest #320
Chapter 1It was a brisk October morning. Emma was getting dressed when something caught her eye in the field outside. A tree. This tree was new. Emma knew because her room faced that field. Regardless of season, Emma looked at the field daily. But never in her twelve years of living, was there ever a tree in the middle of it. The tree was an ordinary tree. A tall oak with thick branches perfect for climbing and a large trunk Emma knew from where she was standing she could never get her arms all the way around. Emma frowned. How could it hav...
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