Cara Grace Clatterbuck

A Myth Come to Life

“What was that?” James asked as a dark shadow encased the car before settling on a nearby tree limb. “I… I don’t know!” His sister whispered as she peered over the steering wheel to get a better look. The shadow had the body of an owl; yet it was bigger than any owl either of them had seen before. Red eyes glowed from the sky as it took in the small car. It landed in a tree and stared back at the idling car, as if seeing through the souls of the teens within.