Well on the Mountain

They said the old well on the mountain was cursed, a portal to something far worse than death.

The new kid in the village was the only one brave or foolish enough to believe it. The shy boy, who had never made a friend until now, followed him. Just the two of them climbed the mountain in search of the well.

Only one came back.

Now, the boy who returned won’t speak. The village only whispers, Was it just a story? Or did something follow him back from the depths