𝙁𝙐𝙎𝙃𝙄 | 𝗍𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒

01

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She didn't know how she ended up in the middle of a blizzard. She's just walking in the hot temperature and then in a second she's in here. Cold and hungry.

She had been walking for 3 days straight now. She's feeling the energy of something was pulling her to it but didn't saw anyone or village. I mean, who would live in a middle of... coldness when there's a place called "paradise"?

Everytime she huff and pant, her breath were visible due to the cold. It was amazing.

After living in a tropical island, she never experienced this climate. She did feel cold when it's Christmas but not this cold where she feels like freezing in her feet.

Counting how many steps she takes for the days she came in this place, she gripped her leather bag strap.

It was surprising she's still alive when she didn't even have thick clothes that could cover her body and protect her from the cold. Still wearing the raven hooded jacket her mother gave in her 15th birthday, as what she remembers, the leather vest that she brought from their trip, the leather pants and boots her father brought her and the sling bag hangs on her shoulder. Gladly the leather accessories somehow keeps her warm.

Silently praying to find a house or people and not be found by winter wolves.

Her eyes wanting to close and her body to just lie down and die, but she's strong. she hope so.

Then a crack causes her to halt. Turning her head slowly around and search for where it came from. She... knew. It was beneath her. But she's scared to look down and discover the truth.

She hesitate whether to just stand there and die or walk slowly.

How would she know? She's never been in this situation before!

She started to panic. just where are the people!

Deciding to take a small, just so small step but ended up a bad decision as she were now underneath the cracked ice. She tried to jump or feel something she could grab and save herself.

She felt like dying. Like she's in the world of the dead. Cold, helpless, and suffering. It's not her ideal way to die, again.

Blaming herself why she decided to take a step, why she choose to walk in the iced body of water, why she leave her town, why she was born when she's just gonna die like this.

Just why?

Then something sharp hits her throat. Oh good. Now, not just the coldness but also the pain?

She's already in pain for 3 days, emotionally. And now, physically?

But before she die, she only had one wish;

It is to eat the three apples inside her bag.

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Warm.

Soft.

Pleasant scent.

Blanket.

Fire.

A little bit coldness.

that made her open her eyes. Realizing they're camping the middle of snow and ice.

Greeted by a boy—maybe a girl with guy hairstyle, his back in front of her and a wolf beside her.

She groaned but stopped when she felt the pain on her throat, touching it and feel the cloth tied around it.

The unknown person, who probably saved her flinched and whip their head to her direction.

it's a boy.

Putting the stick in his hands aside, "Are you awake?"

She slowly gets up, blanket wrapping around her body warmly, "yhes." she winced. Wrong move.

"You shouldn't speak! You're throat was cut."

Wait.

"But! you still can speak after you recover." she sighed in relief.

"The cut wasn't deep and... you heal pretty fast."

then silence...

She bowed, signing as thank you. The boy waved his hand in front, "P-please raise your h-head..." raising her head then her stomach grumbled. Blush appeared in her cheek and look away from the boy in embarrassment.

"Oh right! I cooked soup, let me prepare it. Wait a second."

She smiles and watches the boy pour the soup in the bowl and handed to her, she smiles silently thanking him again before she take a sip.

The boy waited for her comment patiently, "Does your throat.. hurt?" asking if the soup hurts her throat.

Smiling at him, she nodded and pointed at the soup as she gave him a thumbs up, ignoring his question. His eyes lightened up, "Really?" she nodded.

"Glad you like it."

After the dinner, she tapped the boy to gain his attention, "yes? do you need something?"

She crawled to the edge, putting her index on the snow and started writing words on it. The boy followed her and sat beside her, "Where am I going, you say?" she nodded.

"Well, I want to meet new people and have new experiences." he said, dreamily.

"They said that there's a place that called 'paradise'! I want to go there soon and meet people that are far smarter than us who live happily!"

she lightened up as he mentioned 'paradise' and point at herself which confused the boy by tilting his head to the side, she erased the previous question she wrote on the snow and write a new words, the boy's eyes widened, "You lived there?!" she firmly nodded, her smile reaching her ears. She were very happy, she'll definitely help this boy.

"Then is there something they called 'fruits'?!" he asked. Thanking him that he made her remember her favorite fruit she have inside her bag.

Quickly erasing the words and write another, "your bag? Yes, wait. I'll bring it back."

"Here."

She write another words, "You have apples? What's that?" she nodded as she opened it and search for the three sphere shapes. But there's only one left. Maybe it slipped out when she falls? Glad it didn't got rotten.

The boy's eyes sparkled, "so this is a fruit!"

She handed it to him, "what?"

"I can have this?" she nodded.

"Thank you." she smiles.

He stares at it, studying it before saying, "How do I eat this?"

Her body may not be warm but the boy makes her heart warm. She wanted to protect him.

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im crying ༎ຶٹ༎ຶ