My name is Billy. I always wanted to go in the forest to explore but my mom and dad say that it's too dangerous. One day, my cat Marshmallow ran away towards the forest. I asked my parents if I could go to look for my cat, but they didn't allow me to go by myself. They promised me we would have gone together the next day. That night I couldn't sleep because

I missed Marshmallow so much. I decided to go to rescue my cat by myself. I took my backpack, a flashlight and some snacks. I sneaked out of my house on my tippy toes. I followed the trail that led into the forest. It was very dark, and I was really scared so I started whistling which helped me to be calmer. Suddenly, I heard a noise in the bushes, and someone shouted out "BOO!". I screamed and someone laughed at me. That someone came out and said hello to me. I couldn't believe, it was a gnome. "Are you nice?", I asked him. "Yes, and my name is Blink". He didn't look threatening, so I introduced myself. "Have you seen a black and white cat?" I asked. Surprisingly, he said "Yes, follow me". We walked and walked, and we stopped in front of a tree. On its trunk there was a hole, like a secret passage. The gnome said "That hole takes us to monster land. It's where you can find your cat. Don't be scared because they are good monsters". In the trunk's tree there was a slide. Blink said "The slide will make us to travel fast, and it will be fun" he assured me. "Ready, set, go!!". Blink was right, it was super fun like being on a rollercoaster. We landed in the monster's city. It seems to be an entertaining place because I heard monsters laughing very loud. Probably everyone there was having fun. So, I asked them what was so fun. A striped blue and red monster explained that at Monster Land everyone is happy because they don't know what anger is. We walked in the streets and asked each laughing monster if they saw a white and black cat. No one saw it. That was weird. The gnome assured me that the cat was there. There was a tiny monster with fur and a tail passing by. I heard "Meow". That was not a monster, it was Marshmallow! I hugged my cat. I missed him so much and finally I found him.

From that day, every time I go in the forest with my parents, I meet Blink in our secret place.