Elena set her bed and going to sleep when her youngest sister who is just 10 she ask her to tell her a story.
"story? You are not kiddo any more dear go and sleep"
"please, I want to listen a story tonight" she forcing her, but Elena is not in good mood she shout at her and she start crying.
Her mother comes to their room she glaring Elena she sit on bed her mother wrap her arms around her daughter and sit her on bed.
"what happen dear?"
"I told her to tell a story but she refuse and yell over me" she says while crying.
"it's ok honey I'll tell you a story first you lay on bed" she lay her on bed and wrap blanket around her she blow the candles out and start telling her a prince story.
"it's a story of Prince who having a stone heart," Elena and her youngest sister name nina both look at their mother strangely.
"how can a person live with stone heart?" Elena interrupts.
"ok, so why don't you tell her an amazing story?" Elena silently lay on bed and turn to another side but she still listening her mother story cause it was a quite famous story in their village in fact on that time stone heart prince story was iconic story which everyone knows, Elena also had listened this story from her grandmother in her childhood and always one question roaming in her mind that how can a person survive with stone heart as she grown up.
"so, long long ago there is a prince living in a kingdom he was charming and brave everyone loves him so much but there is only one thing bother that Prince is that a curse which spelled over him and he suffers it from his childhood, his parents hide that curse truth from kingdom peoples and keep it secret they hide also keep hide that Prince too but finally it's time to coronation day when the King gonna trans his all duties to his son, the Prince come in front of people and meet with them but there is one thing is still bother him that what if his secret reveal? On exact Coronation day something happen which turns his life totally... " her mother found nina slept she kiss her head and leave.
Elena still awake she sit and come to window she looking out and say" he turns into stone suddenly as moon light flashes over him and people thinks that he is witch child everyone refuse to accept him as their King and soon he fall down like a sculpture stone he breaks into many pieces and their they found his heart which was made of stone "she sigh,
" Hmmm, I personally don't like this story cause its incomplete, how can be a person have stone heart? " she scrunch her nose and go to bed.
NEXT MORNING
Elena went to Lake with her friends to filling water.
" so, how was yesterday? " Cara asks
"horrible" Sofia replies.
"anything happen at home?" Cara ask
"no, but we encountered with Prince, my heart almost stopped"
"is someone can actually have a stone heart?" Elena question.
"are asking about stone heart prince?" Sofia replies.
"yes yesterday mother was telling the story to nina"
"Hmmm, its just a story and kids stories are always having these stuffs like witches magic and all" Cara clears.
"Hmmm but why this story is so famous?"
"cause we all knew only this story" Cara laugh.
"may be you are right but think if the Prince was actually real how painful was that when he was broken into pieces"
"Hmmm, it was hurtful and I don't like this story cause it's not having happy ending" Sofia add.
"exactly I mean how and why?"
"leave this topic this is depressing" Cara stay away from worries.
"hey Cara what you think about to visit west forest?" Elena suggest.
Sofia and Cara raise their eyebrows and looking each other faces, the west area is full of wild animals and its dangerous too people said that the west part is witches house and west side is forbidden for villagers on above there is PALACE and no one is allow to west part of forest.
"are you in your senses?" Sofia ask.
"is you guys again decide a meeting?" Cara doubt Robin.
"no, I didn't talk to Robin since last meet, no actually i heard alot about witches I want to discover"
"witches?? Seriously Elena is there Is nothing to be discover?" Sofia Astonishes.
"uhhh... No actually i thought it would be adventurous"
"No its dangerous even I never visit that part cause it's forbidden for us"
"that's why I ask you guys it would be something that we never did and I want a place where no one can disturb Robin and I, if there is nothing it's just rumours is air then Robin and I can meet there anytime"
"Hmmm so that's why you want to go there..."
"guys please come on Cara, you asked us we agreed for you"
"yes, and we all trapped too"
"okay guys please say yes one time"
They look at each other then they nod finally she hug them tight cause she is so happy.
The Day come they decide to visit the West Mountain forest.
"I told you guys it's not safe there" Sofia shows worries.
"I knew that but she wants to go what I do?"
"Ohh come on you guys are so coward, I bet you there must be nothing this all is just shittt rumours in our village" Elena said.
"Ohh really if you that much brave then why don't you go alone?" Cara gets angry.
"Ohh come on, you took my words serious i was kidding" Elena giggle.
They reach the west forest, they keep walking but there is nothing special to see or find.
"I got really tired please take a small break" Sofia said while sitting down, Elena too sit next to her.
"see i told you guys there is nothing in this side."
"Hmmm..." they humming. Suddenly they listen a voice of groaning. They trio gather together and holding each other hands.
"Ohh shit what is that?"