They Are Bears

Tomorrow

Chapter 1
Word Count: 2,200
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My face falls instantly looking at my parents' disappointed face.

Something I'm used to, as a middle child out of three and the ‘worst one they have to deal with’ quoted from their mouth.

My eldest sibling entered into the army, while my younger sibling is already in an Ivy league college.

“Go do something, Y/n. Get some air for once.” My mother says trying to sound as nice as she could, as if I couldn't hear her conversation with my Father last night about me.

“Find something new, San Francisco is a beautiful place.” Father adds prompting a silent sigh to exit me.

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Kicking pine cones I stuff my hands further into my pockets as I track further on the path through the woods.

Less and less people entered my eyesight as i continue on.

Finally finding myself in solitude i lower myself into a sitting position.

“Go get out, Y/n. You could use some air Y/n.” I grumble to myself only managing to build up my anger.

Yeah i’m inside a lot, they literally uprooted my life from Georgia to here. I have nothing, I have no friends, and its starting to feel like i have no family.

Or maybe thats just my old edgy preteens coming out due to all the emotions i’m going through right now. Like the five stages of grief, and it feels like i'm in the middle of the first and second step.

An angry huff was caught in my throat as a crunch of leaves took my attention.

I didn't see anyone this far out, I whip my head towards the direction of the sound only to see nothing.

Breathing out slowly i attempt to calm my racing heart, its probably just a squirrel or chipmunk right? Yeah, duh its a forest.

CHRUNCH

Or a deer, they have those here right?

“He-hello?” I quietly whisper though it came out as a whimper.

CHRUNCH

hearing the crunch right beside me i whip around my nose touching the nose of another animal.

My eyes widen looking at the brown grizzly bear in front of me, “BOOP!” a screech ripped out of my throat piercing the peaceful woods.

DO i fight it? DO I act big? DO i lay down and pretend to be dead?! Wait! If its brown, lay down.

Falling onto my side in a fetal position i pretend to possum my life away, keeping a mannequin pose through my trembling figure.

The bear instantly stands up waving its hand- its paws rapidly. “AH! I’m sorry did I scare you. I didnt mean to scare you-” It says trying to reach down to me.

Throwing away all my dead acting I used my hands and legs to push me further away. Scrambling onto my hands i try to make the quickest get away that i could manage.

“Wait!”

I shreik as the bear rips me off the ground holding me up to its face.

“I’m so-”

The voice was cut off as my hands clamped down on the grizzly’s mouth ensuring my head wouldn't be the first to be chomped off.

My breathing was sporadic as I attempted to figure a way to get an upper hand.