The light drips of dew could be heard across the mountaintop, echoing from one end to the other. Tall grass and reeds swayed in the cool breeze as they reached upward to drink up the sun that shown from above.
My eyes moved slowly over the tattered rocks and mossy ground, while tiny puddles of water had collected in certain areas as though it had just rained. Everything was alive here, everything but the rotted tree that stood before me.
The roots I had used to climb now weaved over and under the rocky ground until they began to wither as they got closer and closer to their mother tree. The jagged branches stretched so high it almost blackened the sky. But I felt no fear, the place I stood now almost felt tranquil in a sense.
But even so my first few steps were hesitant as I cautiously made my way toward the ominous tree that was undoubtedly the root of it all.
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Mr. Misty-Eyed | Josh Dun
Fanfiction"Gangsters don't cry." In which a boy's night terrors come true. Or the one where every night Joshua Dun dreams of his worst fears and every day finds clarity through a girl and her nephew. Copyright © 2016 by miserableyouth Ranked: ff #611 [11.06...
