Patience was the virtue of the strong, and she had it in spades.
The old woman lived a simple life, in the mountains on the outskirts of the city, with her granddaughter. She had raised her like a daughter, teaching her the love of nature and the value of silence.
She knew, however, that her granddaughter would soon have to leave, to face the world alone. She felt the weight of the years, and as she watched her run towards her with a daisy plucked from the garden, she prayed that she would find the courage to cross those valleys.
She would wait patiently for that moment.
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Nouvelles[Writober 2024 | pumpFLOWER] 31 stories for 31 characters, in a journey of thoughts, memories and events from the world of "Rotes Band" and "Tamashii no Teien". "Life is made up of days that mean nothing and moments that mean everything." (Anonymous...
