Silent Moon

e townspeople for months, but she still felt like an outsider. No one talked to he

attack, and she was the only survivor. The townspeople blamed her for what happened, saying that sh

n in on games, but the other children would always turn their backs on her.

ys playing with a ball. She stood and watched, wanting to join in but too afr

ball back!" one of

e didn't want to give the ball back, but

nother boy said, snatching

ing. She felt a lump form in her throat, and tears we

ting outside a house, weaving a basket. The woman loo

. What's your name

d answer. But something about the wo

Sarah," she

Would you like to help me weave this basket?" M

e basket with her. For the first time in a long time, Sarah felt happy.

baskets and talk about everything and anything. Mrs. Johnson became like a

knew that there were still people out there who cared about her, and that gave her hope. And

on's friendship. She still faced bullying and rejection from many of t

how to cook and how to sew. Sarah was a quick learner and enjoy

htmares every night and would wake up crying, unable to shake off the memories of the wolf attack. Mrs.

e and a gentle voice, and he spoke to Sarah with compassion and understandin

healer taught Sarah meditation and visualization techniques, which helped her relax and let go

lt less afraid of the dark. She even started to make a few more friends in town,

he heard a rustling in the bushes. She froze, her heart pound

's me, Mrs

Johnson tightly. As they walked back to town together, Sarah felt a

e town square, and people were gathering around a man who was giving a speech. As they got closer,

treated her. But as the mayor spoke, Sarah began to feel a sense of hope. Maybe this new

"I think this could be a good thing, Sarah. We s

as surprised to find that some of the people who had once bullied her were now working alongside her toward

volunteered at the local shelter, and even started teaching other young girls how to sew and cook. Sh

howl of a wolf, but it sounded different than the one that had attacked her family. She

hand to the pup. The wolves growled and bared their teeth, but Sarah did not

s able to pick up the injured pup. She carried it back to town

d by many in the town, and her self-confidence grew stronger every day. She realized that she was n