Forever

Early on the dawn of November the first, with the festivities of our local Halloween celebration still in full swing, a fire broke out in the old Victorian home on Cedar Drive, belonging to a Miss Sarah Williams; a local recluse who was only really seen on her occasional ventures from her home.

The town landmark, sadly, could not be saved from the blaze even with the efforts of our brave firefighters, and the body of the young woman could not be found amongst the rubble though the search continues for the missing owner. No leads have yet to be found, as it seems that the woman had no family to speak of, and fewer people who were even of her acquaintance.

Stranger still, were the few untouched objects that investigators uncovered that seemed to be involved in some sort of dark arts; A broken mirror, a clear ball of crystal, a single white feather that is believed to belong to some type of owl, and a note that held a single line of text: "It's only forever; not long at all."

The community is going to be gathering in the park to hold a ceremony for the young woman, and should she not be found, our local mortuary has offered to create a marker for her, though we are asking residents for donations to the cause, and to attend our monthly meeting to decide what should be done about the properties clean-up.

If you would like to donate, or have any sort of pertinent information to the case, please report to Town Hall in a timely manner.

Note: The end. I thought this was a fitting way to wrap up the story; telling you what happened without actually telling you. I liked the idea of cutting off the main story and leaving you with an outside perspective of events, so hopefully you all don't get too angry with me. Thank you for reading.