fireflies and peaceful nights

Avantika · 01-09-2021, 03:40 PM

Avantika stared up at the stars in the night sky. It was cold now. Winter had set its icy claws into the world and it wasn't going to let go anytime soon. She didn't really mind, for some reason. She had a bed, good food (not rotten at least), and best of all, a family. A little nip of freeze made her feel alive, somehow. Her breath rose in white clouds above her. Most pups ought to be asleep by now. That made it even better to be out.

She wondered if there would ever be a time when she was more comfortable around others than she was alone. Even the people she thought of as friends. She was always nervous that she'd do something wrong accidentally. There were things she didn't know that they did. At least her vocabulary was getting better. She was doing just fine here. Well enough, anyway. Maybe someday she'd be sure that she was safe, like the other kids. She so envied Rudy's forthright confidence--maybe even his naïvete--at times.

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fireflies and peaceful nights

For Emile!

Avantika