In a hollowed-out cave, a band of three people sat inside. It was a dark space, most of them couldn’t see beyond their fingertips, but it wasn’t a scary place. It just was.

In the center of the cave was a large sculpture. No one knew what the sculpture was of, but everyone had their theories. There was the person at the head of the cave. They said it was clearly a giant snake. They rubbed their hand against the smooth clay of the sculpture and could feel the curves of the snake’s body.

Abigail Murphy is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To contact Abigail Murphy, email abigail.murphy@alexcityoutlook.com.