Jamie's POV
Exploration is really the essence of human spirit
We don't realize just how important it is to look from a different perspective. We feel that birds live a freer and unrestrained life, we're wistful for their freedom but have we ever wondered about how they have to bear storms, cyclones and every other disaster that comes their way?
How their carefully built, cozy nests could be found destroyed the next day or their struggle to find even the tiniest crumbs of food due to habitat degradation?
But they are resilient. They survive. They push themselves to survive.
How? We don't really know but for us, we need to look at our lives from another perspective. Because only in the third-person view, our problems often appear smaller, and the strength to conquer them, greater.
The door to my room burst open with a bang, startling me. "YO Cuzzie dear!!"
Or maybe the strength to tolerate the problems in our life.
"What now, Dennis?" I frowned, pausing the wildlife documentary I was watching about.
"Well, I thought that instead of holing up here watching birds swim-"
"They're seagulls."
"Ok, seagulls swim, how about you join us for a dip in the pool? Doris and uncle Dorian are competing against each other - freestyle. I am up against Jonah - we managed to rope him in. If I win, uncle's gonna treat us all to Halley's."
He grinned proudly, as if he was already declared winner. I had one glance at his swimming shorts, cap and goggles and shook my head.
"Oh, come on! At least cheer for us." He groaned, giving me puppy eyes.
"I'll see. Maybe a bit later."
Dennis stood there for a moment, before finally nodding and waving bye.
Strange. Earlier, he would pester me till no end. Once he had even carried me bridal style (the third most embarrassing thing in my life) to the garden for barbeque (and that jerk Doris still has those photos saved somewhere!) but now?
He agrees to whatever I say. Does not try to argue back.
Is his rivalry with Obito having some weird positive effect on him? Or he doesn't have energy to argue with me?
"And they say I've changed after awakening my gender." I muttered.
The sky was bright cerulean, with sunbeams streaming through my curtains. But I couldn't feel the warmth.
Not even after I switched off the AC and stood in the sunlight.
I will admit it. Ever since my first heat, something had awakened within me. Not that glowing enlightenment or being overwhelmed by crazy level hormones.
It was like some trigger switch. A dormant switch that had remained hidden deep underneath, and was forced out of the dirt.
I still couldn't figure out what it was. I couldn't see it. But I could feel it.
In the way I saw things, I thought, I talked and even the way I felt about myself.
I got out of my room, glancing around at the wide empty corridors before making my way halfway across a mansion.
I am glad that neither of my parents ever check through my phone. Nor does Jonah, but Doris likes to tease me by pretending to snatch it sometimes.
Because, aside from the incognito mode, there's enough stuff in here that can get me sent to therapy.
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The Sun and the Moon
General Fiction'I knew the moment you came into my life; I would never let go of your hand.' For Neil it was almost intuitive that he and Dennis would become each other's secret-keeper, partner-in-crime and pillar of support. Yet, all of this will be put on test a...
