The girl stepped back from the stream. Golden hair cascaded down her spine with a slight curl. She hadn't brushed it in, "one... two... three..." six days. Six days she counted on her finger tips. Six days she'd been away from Pa Pa. It was too long. But Juni (pronounced JEW-NI, like night) was tough. I'm a fighter, she told herself. I will last.
The sky was high over head, but Juni was ready for nightfall. She had gotten up before dawn and had not slept much. She was in a small grove thick in fruit trees. The sky was cloudless... but wait. What was that? It looked to be a giant animal, white and fuzzy. But it couldn't be. Juni was alone. Suddenly, there came a noise from the bushes behind her. "Who goes there!" she shouted. It wasn't much of a question. Silence. "I said, who wishes to sneak up upon me!"
To be continued...