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d by my mother during my childhood, adorn the entirety of the roof. Intricate designs that I never truly apprecia

alent. However, as age has caught up with her, she has reluctantly aban

lities each day held. The world was limitless, and fear was a distant concept. Gla

ver

eryone familiar. Despite the anxiety, a reassuring thought lingers in my mind-I keep telling myself thi

and start to exit my room. Standing on the porch, I gaze at my car. Why does this departure feel so difficult? My belongings are neatly pack

me from behind. I jump slightly, unprepared for her stealthy

I ask with a

your great-grandfather. I know she wanted you to have it,

on of my grandmother. Its green and blue hues dance together, a mesmerizing spectacle. My

own through the generations, is the perfect par

put it on?" I ask

eving the necklace and clasping it

really means so much to

ou wearing it," my mother says with unshed tears in

ly holding her arm. "I'm also really going to miss you guys wh

ive feels long, and I'm already a couple of hours away from my parent's house. Finished snacking on

g into the store, I hear the bell chime above me and decide to buy a drink. As I approach the counter

's about 24 or so. Blonde hair, full lips, piercing blue eyes, and a body made o

re before," he says, almost n

to this store?" I jokingly say that I am tryi

es

lips together. This blondie is

ere? This town never sees

It starts in a few days, so..." I

the outlanders," Blondie replies with a coy wink. I smile in return while looking down so he does

e. Consider this your welcome gif

I open the door to leave, he jogs over to me and gently grabs

shuts it again. "Er, by the way, I'm Dac

h, if you really must know, my name is Ulrica. Everyone just

a slight chuckle. He then looks me square in the eyes

of the town of Gilgamesh was only a couple of minutes away from the store I had just been to. I pass by a g

s so small a

und me. Opening my car window, I slowly inhale and exhale the fre

ty. Unloading everything from my car to the apartment takes a solid 30 minutes, and I'm grateful that most of the furniture came alon

, I can see a multitude of kilometers of trees and forestr

o take a nap. It reall

en broken up for quite a while. It just fits quite largely on me, and it is really comfy. The shirt reaches just under my butt

yes open and stare at

used to a ceilin