"Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. - Hebrews 13:2"
Angels are often claimed to be the guardians and protectors of mankind. They're portrayed to be breathtakingly beautiful. From heart and even...
"I'm not a child. I don't need a crew to babysit me. I AM COMPLETELY CAPABLE OF TRAVELING BY MYSELF!" 25. 26. 27.
Reaching behind my back, I groped for another damned arrow but all I felt was the empty air. I yanked the quiver off my shoulders to reconfirm my assumption and yes, it was indeed empty.
"Bloody hell! I thought I'd kept 30 arrows yesterday. Where are the rest?"
I counted the number of arrows I've used already. 27 of them in total. Sighing in frustration, I mentally cursed my lack of memory power and how I also kept forgetting to take the remedy I made to cure the absentmindedness as well. I stomped towards every tree that I just shot and began plucking the arrows out.
"I need to find where these damn arrows go missing! Nate must have stolen them!"
"-Or you had dropped them near the stables."
Recognizing the familiar voice right away, a small smile appeared on my lips but it faded almost abruptly when I realized what she said. I crossed my arms angrily at the elderly woman who was smiling at my sulky face. She held out the arrows in her hands and gestured to take them.
"Don't get lost in your own misconceptions, dear. We should not accuse anyone simply based on favouritism."
I snatched the weapons from her hand and stomped back to my earlier position in silence. One more person who also happened to support the ever so useless Nathaniel Ray Montgomery and she herself gave remarks about favouritism.
How ironic...
Without averting my gaze from the target, I took my shot but, I missed the aim.Enraged by my own mistake, I grabbed another arrow and tried again. I could sense the keen gaze of the elderly woman piercing through my skin but my self-esteem was fighting hard against that intimidation. Ignoring the much more experienced audience, I took another shot.
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"HOLY CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!"
Three continuously failed attempts and my so-called self-esteem gave up already. I threw the bow and quiver in agitation and screamed. So very loud to wake the entire forest. The beautiful birds that were watching my act all the while began to fly away. The noises of the commotion they made and the fearful fluttering of their wings torturously filled the atmosphere. Stuffing my fingers in my ears to avoid the noises of the birds, I screamed once more.
Moments later, I removed my fingers off my ears as silence settled in the air once again. The resonance of the waterfalls slowly began to slip in but the sweet song of the hummingbird was gone. I sat cross-legged on the ground and glanced at the tall skyscraping trees. Not even a single bird was visible. Realisation spread like poison in my heart. So painful and poignant.
