In the World of Black and White

Three-Zeria

It's been a week since that night. I have the same dream every night. Bright light, covered in darkness,and wake up sweaty and breathing. Today I think I'll sleep well for it is the trial of adulthood. Everyone turning sixteen this year will be separated in team created by parents to hunt down a very dangerous creature in the woods. If a group takes longer than three days then they fail and have to wait till next year. I have no intent of doing that. The town was packed. Civilians,soldiers,merchants,and the elder council. I was enjoying the sites. People playing,laughing, and dancing. It reminds me of my friend Zeria. When I first met her, we danced for hours. Only for us to keep hanging out day after day. Then one day, a mysterious rider came into our town and got drunk at the bar. He passed her on the way out. He came on to her and she stabbed him in his left eye. Once he got the blade out, he used it to slit her throat. That was the night I was going to tell her I loved her. But she never made it to the top of the hill where we agreed to meet. At the funeral, I stayed at the pyre until it was completely gone, not noticing a girl behind me. It was clover.Zeria's little sister. She was only younger by a year and a half. I walked up to her. As she looked up, I could see the devastation in her face. I couldn't leave her like that. And so when the last ember flew into the distance, I promised Zeria to protect her little sister until I die.