Leonna Locket Short Story

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Leonna’s head looked like a large ball of dark auburn hair. She tossed and turned, unable to find a comfortable spot.

Giving up, she laid on her back and stared at the ceiling, eventually turning to look at the clock on her phone.

“Ugh, 2:41.” She walked to the kitchen and guzzled down a glass of water. Leonna returned to her bedroom to attempt sleep again, but when she climbed into bed, she felt something odd on her sheets.

“A locket?” She picked up a gold, star-shaped locket on a silver chain. Looking up for a clue to the appearance of the locket, her eyes were drawn to the window where she saw a glimmer of blue.

Leonna grabbed a white oversized hoodie off the floor, and pulled it over her black tank top and hot pink pajama pants. Sliding the mysterious locket around her neck, she went outside.

She chastised herself for not grabbing her phone to light her way, and looked for the blue glimmer.

She was about to give up hope when she saw it, near the edge of the forest. Sprinting to the flash, she saw the flash again further into the forest.

The flash led her to a large pile of branches and logs. Seeing no way to climb over them she began to crawl through a large hollow log.

As she inched through the tunnel, the Locket around her neck began to get heavier and warmer. Suddenly she fell as she reached the end of the log tunnel. Leonna got up to a sitting position, grabbed the locket, and opened it.

A blinding light erupted from the object. When it faded, and Leonna’s eyes readjusted to the light level, she saw the trees were covered in fireflies, washing the area with a warm yellow light. A swarm of large blue butterflies flew around her and then flew over the tops of the trees.

The wind was stronger and the breeze whipped Leonna’s hair around her face. The noise of the breeze around her ears sounded almost like…..whispers of words, in a language long