Grandma Azere glared at the witch. "You're wrong she won't disobey my order. That child is obedient to me! She promise me that she won't enter the cave!"
The witch raised a brow and erupted in peals of laughter. "Blah...blah... let's see! If I wanted to, I could push the girl inside the cave and there's nothing you can do about it!" she declared wickedly.
"You horrible witch! That's cheating!" Grandma Azere protested in horror and disgust.
The witch laughed. "We made a bet. I have to do everything I can to win! It's not called cheating!" she reminded her.
"If you do that I will never forgive you!" Grandma Azere cried foul as her eyes watered.
The witch rolled her eyes. "Here we go again. You're such a pathetic old hag, all you can do is shed tears all the time! Do you think your crocodile tears can move me? Dream on!"
Grandma Azere glared at the witch. "Go away! Leave me alone!"
"Fine, as you wish!" With just a wave of her hand, the witch vanished from the ground.
Grandma Azere was shaking her head worriedly. She was hoping that Sabrina will stay true to her promise and never enter the cave, come what may.
...
Meanwhile...
Sabrina was approaching the cave, it was located two hundred meters away from the hut.
She looked heavenward.
The sun is already up in the sky.
Since it's a wooded area, the trees provided her protection from the rays of the sun.
The air is cool, the weather is sunny.
Everything is good.
It's a beautiful time to walk in the forest.
While walking, she felt something...
She got that weird feeling of being followed. As if there's someone watching her movements!
She quickly looked behind her, but she saw no one!
Hmm...
Maybe, it's just her imagination!
She continues walking on the path leading to the cave, humming a song.
A few minutes later, she finally reached her destination. She looked at the entrance of the cave. She can't see anything inside, it's too dark!
She went closer to the entrance of the cave and placed the basket on the flat surface of the rock.
In the past, Grandma will not allow her to reach this far. She has to remain in one place about twenty meters away from the mouth of the cave, while Grandma placed the basket on the rock.
Now the situation is different.
She stood facing the entrance of the cave. But she can't see the monster inside.
She was about to turn around, ready to leave when suddenly she heard movement coming from the cave. Then she heard a male voice groaning in pain.
"Helppppppp!"
"Pleaseee... helpppp... meeee... I'm dying!"
"Pleaseee... helppp... meee..." the voice spoke again.
Sabrina squinted, wanting to see the owner of the voice.
"I'm here... inside the cave. Please come in. I promise you... I won't harm you..." the voice begged again.
Sabrina was confused about what to do. The owner of the voice seemed to be in great pain. Should she help him or not? First, she must see the owner of the voice before she will do anything.
"My Grandma told me that I can't enter the cave because there is a monster living in this cave, he will eat me alive!" she shouted.
She heard the guy groaned.
"I'm not a monster! I'm a human being! A witch imprisoned me here and put a spell on me. I can't leave this cave or else I will die. Please help me! I'm in great pain!" the voice pleaded once again.
"Then show yourself to me! If you want me to believe you!" Sabrina demanded.
"Alright!" the voice said.
A few seconds later.
A silhouette of a guy appeared at the entrance of the cave.
Sabrina's breath was caught in her throat. She was stunned. What she saw standing inside the cave is not a horrible-looking monster at all! But a tall handsome guy!
The guy was extremely good-looking. He's sporting long messy hair and was endowed with a chiseled body. He looks to be in his early 20's. He doesn't look like a monster at all! A total opposite of Grandma's description of him in the past. He looks every inch a human.
Huh? What's going on?
Her Grandma lied to her all along?
Then she saw the blood dripping from the guy's hands. "W-what happened to your hands?" she asked.
The guy slowly crumbled to the ground.
Sabrina rushed to his side, and before she know it, she was already inside the cave.
Suddenly... she was surrounded by darkness. She can no longer see the entrance of the cave! To her horror! She finally realized that she was already sealed inside the cave!
She tried to find her way out, but all she can touch with her hands are the walls of the cave. Where is the entrance that existed earlier? Why it's gone all of a sudden? She's desperate to leave the cave!
Fear and desperation gripped her body.
What's going on!?
Then a light suddenly flickered and flooded the place. She can see the entrance of the cave again. She was about to leave but strong hands grasped her arm, preventing her from leaving the cave.
"Don't try leaving the cave! You will die!" he warned her in a stern voice.
Confused, Sabrina asked, "W-what do you mean?"
"Do you think I will stay here for a long time if I can get out alive from this cave? Think again!" he said.
Sabrina can't understand what he's talking about.
"Welcome to my world! Follow me if you don't want to die early!" the guy said and walk away as if nothing bad happen to him at all.