INNOCENCE. the moment her eyes laid upon the other, she only saw ... innocence. slowly, she walked towards the other as their own eyes grew wider with every step she took. it wasn’t often she felt this aura of innocence .. purity. the victims that had trapped themselves in this despair had always been filled with a story to tell - a terror to share with her. HOWEVER, this one, she predicted, had little to share. would her story be as complex as others? depression, sadness ... anger and fear. in SUCH A SMALL AGE .. is this child BEARING all these terrors that these poor souls have gone through? a small gasp released from her lips at the thought of someone as young as her, already suffering through the world .. could that be the reason why she wandered into this forest?
“ young ... ” her words slipped out of her mouth in such a SAD tone, thinking of the horrid possibilities. “ have you .. strayed from your mother? ” words stung her heart, a small child reminding her of someone else who strayed from her path. “ you shouldn’t be here .. the forest is dangerous .. let’s .. get you home. ”