The Witch's Grave: (A Dark Sapphic Romance Novella) by L.E. Eldridge

Author:L.E. Eldridge [Eldridge, L.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Dark, Dark Lesbian Romance, Dark Sapphic Romance, Fantasy, Horror, Lesbian Romance, Novella, Paranormal, Sapphic Romance, Short Story, Witch
Published: 2023-10-09T16:00:00+00:00

5

After getting dressed, Lilith grabbed a bag and my hand, walking me to a wall that had suddenly produced a door. "That's really convenient," I commented.

"Very," Lilith agreed.

She opened the door leading us back to the clearing, but this time, it looked different. The sky had a slightly grey tinge to it, and the forest as a whole looked brighter. The greens of the trees were more vibrant, and the grass looked lusher. There were no longer any pathways out, the trees a dense wall.

When I turned, I noticed there was no longer a small cottage, but a mansion in its place. It was still made of wood, and sort of looked like a cottage-turned-mansion, but it was beautiful all the same.

We waited for a moment as the trees swayed in the wind and the crickets chirped in the distance. I was about to ask if something should be happening when the wind picked up suddenly. It wasn't the chilled wind that was whipping around earlier, but a warm one that felt nice against my face. I looked at Lilith, who took a deep breath in, seeming to savor the breeze as it whipped around us.

That’s when I saw it: a figure standing about ten feet away, slightly see-through. She was in a pale white dress with almost impossibly long hair. She waved, and I waved back. Then another appeared, and another, and soon there was many of them, floating around, not seeming to mind our presence. As my eyes adjusted, I noticed they flickered, like static on a television.

"Why do they come here?" I asked Lilith after a few moments of staring in awe.

"I'm not certain," she said. "If I had to guess, it's a sort of symbiotic relationship. The spirits recharge the hill's magic; I can feel it flowing through me. I believe these spirits are lost, and the call to this place gives them purpose, and, for a short while, a direction. But like I said, it's just a theory."

Soon, they started breaking through the tree line and disappearing from sight. “Where are they going?” I asked.

“To the other side of the veil,” Lilith answered. “They stay until daybreak, when they must return to their world.”

We stood like that for a little while longer, watching them float in and out of the veil. It seemed like they might be communicating in some way—none of them spoke or made any sounds, but they acknowledged one another. Two of them even held hands, gazing at each other, and I got the sense that they knew each other before they passed.

"Come. I have something for you," Lilith finally said, breaking the silence. The ghosts didn't seem to hear her—at least, if they did, they didn’t mind her making noise.

She took off toward the edge of the forest, and I followed behind, albeit slower. Once I caught up to her, she took my hand in hers, and we walked together. Soon, we broke through the veil, my ears popping and the colors all around me dimming back to deep night.

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