Secrets Of The Dark Forest - Part 2

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"So close... So close..." She could only think about it. Was he dangerous? Was he crazy? Maybe he was lost? Or was he some maniac? But... He didn't seem to be any of that. Even so, she couldn't answer. She could not say anything. The weight on her arms became unbearable and she let her body fall, but as she did so, the boy jerked away with a startled look.

"He's... afraid too..." She finally let the air escape from her lungs with a heavy sigh and knelt slowly, taking the basket to the side. "My name is Haru RedHood. And yours?" She asked trying to keep her voice from shaking.

But the boy didn't approach again, he jumped high, reaching the first branch of the ancestral tree and then disappearing through the leaves of the canopy. "H-Hey! No..." She felt a strange feeling taking her heart. "Who's that boy? Why did he run away?"

She didn't know who he was. She didn't know how she would find him again, but one thing was right: She would find him again.

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