the world is dead quiet now. not a word said or a sound made aside from the rustling of the trees along the long trek home. the brunette’s curls bounced off her shoulders while she walked, emerald hues practically glowing in the moonlight. she was beyond the point of tired. her feet screamed with each step and her body creaked in protest. but home was far from work. her small frame was weighed down. cookies in a tupperware bowl under one arm, a bag of food for herself in the other. turning the curb, she hummed, picking up her step as she read the street sign: neibolt st. sniffling softly, she shivered as a particularly chilly gust of wind brushed her dark locks across her cheeks. the north was so much colder than where she was originally from this time of year, b u t, she wouldn’t allow the weather to detour her,... or the feeling that she was being watched. no wonder the neighborhood kids hated this street. jo let out a breath, finally at the gate. snaking her way through, she glanced around to make sure nobody was around as she climbed the steps to the house and crept inside. as she stopped, it felt as if a ton of bricks collapsed down onto her shoulders and she gave way under it’s weight. exhaustion sent the woman sprawling on the floor, unconscious.
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