Amir Taylor

Just In Time

The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. “That can’t be safe,” Jack thought. Since he’d recently received his eagle scout fire safety badge, he figured he should investigate. Jack wondered over to the old, worn-down cabin. The rails shook, and the stairs creaked beneath the weight of his favorite all-terrain boots as he made his way to the front door. The wood was rotting from years of neglect and the moss growing on the roof in patches reminded Jack of the lily pads he and father used to see on the pond they fished at, when life was good, before the incident.