Forbidden to Forget

A lot had changed for the young woman in the last couple of seasons. She struggled to find the happiness that she had before that incident with the pup...it felt hard for her to let go of that memory. She blamed herself for his death. And maybe if she had been more careful, he would still be alive. She walked along the shore of the lake, her hind leg limping slightly from her once broken leg. It had healed throughout the season, but the limp would serve as a reminder to her forever. It was a beautiful day with birds flying overhead and the occasional fish leaping out of the water in its pursuit to catch whatever bugs landed on its surface. She could see storks and ducks and swans and all sorts of birds swimming together in pairs. She knew she was young, but she yearned for some sort of love that wasn't the sibling sort of love. Would she ever find that now if they found out what she'd done? She was afraid now...she didn't want to be hated...