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My bag was nestled between my wide legs as I sat at the base of a tree.

touch

settle myself down with a trembling breath. Even though the words were writte

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ursed! Never touc

rch overhead. I got up and paced in a circle around the fire. I tried telling myself, "They are just me

rkness. When I was younger, I hated the dark, but now I find it comforting. Yes, the

years. I covered my eyes with my palms raised to my face. I collapsed on the floo

experience happiness? I experienced excitement when Alpha approached me three

is my treasure. I missed the ancient well, the watermelon, g

t to inspire myself, but I was lacking something. A void that I understood could only be filled with l

as she tapped the book on the pla

er's affection for me has always been difficult; she is unable to touch me o

e out, leaving nothing but cinders behind. I got up and cleaned myself up. I moved to where my bag was and reach

farther and faster, but I was too afraid to change. What would happen if I saw a human? Wha

eath trees and avoiding all of the dangling branches. "Ah!" I felt like I was

sue was resolved, I raised my gaze to the heavens. The sun w

lake is encountered when I go a little distance off-road. I

s just like in the books!" I exclaimed with joy. I knelt and made contac

of jumping in. I opted against it because the sun was goi

igently ever since. It served as one of my few links to the contemporary world. I put do

born, enveloped me. "I can't see it, but I'm sure if I ke

I had overlooked it in the first place because it was so big. I ascended the mountainside by ro

up with me." Knowing I would have to travel down again, I sighed. "I might as we

lease, please, don't be a bear," I begged, lifting my hands to prepare to calm

lambered back to the cave's edge. I wasn't too high up, so it w

m sure it didn't sound like this, I had no idea what a bear sounds like. "I'm not malicious,

hair flew back when the wind struck my face. There was no lon

. A male. Then I noticed his eyes; t

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