This story takes place several months after the events of Frozen. Enjoy!
Twelve years.
That's how long it's been since my life changed forever and no matter how many more days go by it still feels like it was just yesterday when it happened. My father, my mother, my two brothers, and my baby sister were all dead...because of me. When the people of my town found out, I was deemed dangerous and cast out of my own town. Left to fend for myself. I was only ten years old.
The nightmares started soon after. They'd haunt me day after day, year after year constantly reminding me of what I had done. Now, the nightmares had died down some allowing me a peaceful night. But occasionally they would come back and I would be haunted by their deaths once again. My name is Jakob and this is my story.
"NOOO!" I yelled as I suddenly rose up, awaking from my sleep. Tears were streaming down my face and I found myself gasping for breath. I hated when they came back. I could go days and sometimes weeks without the nightmare coming to haunt me and would sometimes think that it was finally gone. Today was one of those days where it would prove me wrong.
It was a constant reminder of the monster I was and the horrible things I did. Things I would give anything and everything to change. My attention soon turned to a small whimper relatively close and I noticed Luna standing near me, watching with worrying eyes. She could always tell when I was having one and would come close to give me comfort. Even though she was just a wolf, she was my closest friend. Granted she was my only friend, but she was the only living being not afraid of me.
"Don't worry," I said. "I'm okay; it was just the nightmare again."
Another whimper escaped her and she laid her head onto my chest. I wrapped my arms around her and held her close thankful that I had her in my life. We stayed like that for the next few minutes, but unfortunately I knew it couldn't last. We had to move again.
This cave we were in was only a temporary shelter as the snow storm last night was too much to handle. Now that the storm was over, it was time to leave. Plus there was the fact that my stomach felt like it was tired of waiting to be fed and was therefore eating itself. Obviously it was time to find some food.
"Come on girl. It's time to go." Luna rose up allowing me to stand. Sleeping on the bare ground was definitely not the most comfortable place to sleep, but it had to do. It certainly was doing a number on my back, but just like all the other times I would ignore it and push the pain to the back of my mind...even though it definitely didn't work enough sometimes.
Grabbing my pack and my gear, I stood at the entrance of the cave staring at the results of last night's storm. Freshly laid snow blanketed the trees and the ground making everything look overly white. I knew finding food was going to be troublesome, but fortunately for me I had a wolf to help with that.
"You hungry, girl?"
Wagging her tail, Luna looked up at me and replied with a small bark.
"That's what I thought. Me too. Let's go find something to eat, shall we?" Luna and I left the cave and headed back out into the cold, harsh environment once again.
This is my first time making a piece of fiction for other people to read. So, hope you like it. And if you don't mind, please leave reviews while going through this journey. :)