(Nate's point of view)
I come back from work at about 10 at night, and once I get home, I make myself a sandwich. After I finish eating, I start getting ready for bed but I stop when I hear a faint scratching sound.
This isn't something new, it happened yesterday as well and I constantly felt like I am being followed but for some reason, I feel like the thing following isn't evil and it definitely isn't human but I am not scared at all.
But this time I decide to follow where that sound is coming from, I try to listen better and follow it and I reach the closet but the sounds weren't coming from inside the closet they were coming from under the closet, I slowly crouch and look under the closet, and what I see surprises me...
it's a-a crow? An average-sized black crow, it looks cute so I reach my hand out to it and it cocks its head to the side and hops closer to my hand, and to my surprise, it snuggles close to my hand.
I put my hand on the floor next to it and it hops onto my hand. I carry it to the table in the living room and set it there, I go to the kitchen and grab a piece of bread and crumble it for the crow, it happily jumps up and down and goes to eat the crumbs.
(observer point-of-view)
I hear Nate come through the front door and run to hide under the closet, as I run to the closet I trip and fall, I quickly scramble to my feet and make it under the closet just in time for Nate to open the bedroom door.
I start to worry because I know I was too loud, I try to stand properly but that makes even more sounds so I just stand still even though I know he heard me. I see him shuffle his feet toward me somehow he knows the sounds are coming from under the closet.
I brace myself unsure of what his reaction will be, he bends down and looks under the closet and he spots me but when I see his expression soften and he smiles I relax.
Soon I realized that he is just lonely and just needs a friend. I think I'll stay here longer, he gives me some breadcrumbs and I immediately devour them.
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The Mysterious Ways Of Fate
Short StoryIt's a short story I wrote when I was bored it's my first one so don't judge too harshly if you have any ideas for more stories or if you have feedback let me know. also sorry for the shitty cover. This story is about Nate, a boy who recently lost...
