Catatonia. Altered Perception. Schizophrenia. Call it what you want, I know what I saw. Do you trust me? A mysterious outbreak, with a cyclone hot on its heels, throws young siblings Kiera and Lucas into chaos. With their mother unreachable, and a dodgy uncle as the current lifeline, mental stability is gone on the wind in this little cabin in the woods. This is a complete psychological-horror, short story thriller, some language and gore is involved. **The main characters may be 15 and 12, but this amateur work of fiction may better suit those 16 and above in age.**

A haunting and poetic one-chapter, 1,000 word story about the suffocating effects of neglect, reliance, and detachment within the fragile nature of growth and life, in the embodiment of a decaying house plant. *Trigger Warnings* : hints of suicide and self harm, depression