Moon At Dawn

Rain

Rain. The only thing she was frightened about. Rain.

Luna didn't understand why but it gave her goosebumps whenever thunder clouds appear in the sky. The view outside turns dark. Raindrops falling endlessly. It looked like the end of the world for her. To others, it was a new start, a new harvest, a new life. Rain was needed to grow the trees she always adored, it was needed to hydrate the earth and to avoid it from getting dry. But all she thought was 'sadness'. For her it symbolized sadness. The clouds were crying, giving her nostalgia of those days when she'd cry along with it. Reminded her of the day she discovered her ex with another female that started all of this. Reminded of her father coming home, drenched in rain while she took care of him, mopped the wet floor of their home that was now a place she hated, after all those bad memories that were still continuously haunting her.

She shivered at the thought of training in the weather. She broke into her trance at the words of the male in front of her.

"Tanner?" Ridge gave his brother a worried look. Luna looked at him and he was tearing up. It completely slipped off her mind that he can feel her emotions. She tried to think positively but Tanner shook his head, he was trying not to cry by the look of it. Ridge gave a confused glance at Luna being the only human in the room.

"Sorry," Luna whispered and went back upstairs, flinched at the thunder roaring almost making her trip down the steps. Georgia noticed her actions and helped her to the guest room.

"Are you okay?" The older said, worried at Luna. She was curling up on the small couch in the corner of the room, she was shaking and looked like she was about to pass out. She shook her head.

Georgia rushed outside to get her a glass of water since she was sweating, even in the cold weather. Luna quickly drank the liquid and calmed down a little.

"Thanks," she said earning a pitiful smile from Georgia.

"Do you mind telling me what happened?" Georgia sat in front of her.

She breathed heavily and shook her head and started to explain while the older listened.

"I'm sorry, we'll not train today ok, just get some rest. I'll try to cancel the noise from outside," Georgia said giving her a sympathetic smile. She adjusted something with a remote and soon, the room was quiet. She gave Luna the remote and said she can play any music she wanted, maybe it'll help.

"Thank you, I hope Tanner is ok, I forgot-" Georgia cut her off.
"It's fine ok. Ridge is taking care of him,"

She nodded and played some calming music. It was heard throughout the house.

Meanwhile, the 2 males in the living room were calming down. Ridge advised Tanner to go for a swim by the river since it helps him relax his thoughts. Swimming is the only way for him to stop feeling others' emotions since his head will mostly be submerged in water, all he can hear are his thoughts.

The older continued to sit on the couch recalling the previous scene. He felt hurt, scared, he wanted to cry but tried not to, he didn't know the reason why Luna was feeling that way but all he knew is that it was painful.

"Are you ok now?" Ridge said in front of him, holding an empty glass. He nodded still trying to figure out why the girl that made him feel that way.

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A couple of hours have passed, the rain stopped. The air was foggy and the forest smelled like rain. Trees were watered, a few puddles were seen on the ground with different animals drinking the rainwater while Georgia and Ridge were sitting in front of the modern cabin; talking.

Along the path around the trees lead to a waterfall leading to a river. The clear water gave a nice view of the abyss below. The depth was around 9 or 10 feet, light was slowly fading underneath the river. A figure continued to swim, doing backstrokes to the point that his hand was met by the shallow part of the freshwater. Getting up, he grabbed a towel and dried up by the small hut.