Title:Guardians and Spirits
Genre: Realistic fiction
Summary: At almost 2 in the morning, Maria is left trying to find a way back home, her only options for help being an old beggar lady, a spirit, and a box of puppies.
( The forest was dark, filled to the brim with pine tree and not much else. Maria walked quickly, holding her phone in the air like the Olympic torch, hope extinguishing faster than its flame does. With each step she took her bars went down, as did her battery level. )

( Why won't you tell them I'm a good boy Momma? )