well, this wasn't how i wanted it to go

She ran blindly. So overwhelmed by everything going on in her life, it was the only thing she knew how to do. Run until she couldn't move. Paws slapping the cold, frozen ground. Pain, both inside and outside, it radiates through every cell of her being. Why couldn't it be easy? Why couldn't she have just told him about it like a normal wolf? It wasn't like what had happened was life-ending. She was still alive, still breathing. So why was it difficult? Everything about it made her want to cry, throw up, run, anything other than talk about it. Not like it was his fault. He was trying to be nice for once. Which made it worse in a way. He was supposed to be the asshole.

Escaping into the thicket, Delphi follows the paths until she finds the smallest, most narrowest, tunnel of thorns she can find. A place that only her or rabbits would be able to slip into. That way no one could follow her. She could be alone to curl up and cry. Cry until tomorrow came. Cry until the pain went away. Maybe if she cried enough, she would be okay for once. Maybe she could forget about everything that happened and start over. Be the real Delphi. But this was her now and she had to deal with it. As the thorns and branches pull and tug at her sticky and muddy fur, she finally finds a space just small enough for her and only her to fit into. Curling up, she hides her head under her paws and cries.