Hollis hoist the basket up against her chest and start the walk back to her village. She spend the entire morning picking blackberries. She love blackberry pies so she will not miss the chance to get lots of them.
Her parents must be worried because she also left without having breakfast. Her brother is going to scold her for that. He was a tad too protective. She wasn't a child anymore.
People her age were already married with at least two kids. Not that she want to be hitched to a control freak. Plus no guys in her village meet her standard.
Most were her height and she like them bigger than her. She want someone she can cuddle with. At this point she's just dreaming. The only man up to her standard hate the people of her village so he doesn't come anywhere near them.
She got finally got back to her village. Her brother Brandon popped out of nowhere startling her.
"You can't just disappeared like that Hollis,"he scowled.
"I went berry picking."
Brandon took the basket and carry it inside for her. She pout and just follow him.
"Making pie?"
"People are willing to buy them from me."
"Look at you all grown up."
"I'm 24 Brandon."
"You'll always be my little sister."
She smile ands start on her pies. Brandon wash and dry them for her before he left to bother some poor girl.
She spent hours putting pies together. She did some today and some the next. She need to go get some mushrooms for dinner.
She let her mom know about the pies and get her small basket and head out to get the mushrooms. She hate mushrooms but her dad love them.
They are gross.
She enter the forest and if she remember correctly the ones her dad likes grow by the river. She has never been down to the larger river cause there's a small river closer to the village.
She saw a few more blackberries so she pick those. There's no point in leaving them.
She got to the river and there were alot of mushrooms. She start picking as much as she possibly can before the sun go down. She will get enough so she won't have to come down for more anytime soon.
Her attention fell on the water as she saw movement. She turn fully and her eyes widen when she saw eyes looking at her.
The eyes happen to belong to Rune. He's the one guy no one dare to cross.
He rise out of the water and her eyes fell to the water running down his chest.
How can someone not like him? She don't understand what's so bad about him.
"Hi! Sorry if I interrupt your bath."
He sit on a boulder and just look at her.
"Bye!" She turn and start making her way back to her village.
How bad can Rune be exactly? He look like a normal, unusually large guy to her.
Maybe she will see him again.
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The Beast
FantasyHe was a monster to the everyone. He was the outcast yet no one dare to say anything bad to his face. She was the one who always have a smile on her face. She was the only one who love the monster that he is. ...... "You're my monster."
