CHAPTER 2
"Mama… mama…? Where are you mama?" I keep running from one house to another in search of my mother but every time I knock on the door and someone glances at me after answering the door, they would all shut that door hard right in my face. I'm unwanted… I'll never be wanted… who would want an orphan like me? Who would love me? Who would even be friends with someone like me…? I keep running and running, bumping into every tree branch and bush in a dark forest of which was unfamiliar to me. "Mama! Mama where are you?!" *gasps*
"It was just a dream…?" Michiru wondered as she found herself still on her makeshift home up on the tree. It was already dawn but the forest still seemed dark from all the trees that surrounded the lands. From the view of the tree, the ground would seem to glitter from the morning dew that was reflected from the morning sunshine. Sweating from her nightmare, Michiru climbed down the tree to wash herself in the river. It was a new day and she had to make a decision – whether to remain in the forest where there was abundant food and drink or to walk further away in hopes of finding a real home.
She decided on the latter but first she had to scout the woods and find a path that seems modern enough to lead to a building that may have either been abandoned or someone might be still living in it. From where Michiru stood, she headed east where the river was flowing from upstream. Creating a makeshift bag out of banana leaves and some vines, she used it to put her food in. She could only bring a few to last her several days or nights as the bag wasn't that strong but she didn't lose hope as the forest had more food than anyone had ever thought.
Following the river upstream, Michiru started to head east. As she walked, she found a seemingly sturdy branch on the ground. "This could come in handy later on. I better keep this." She thought to herself as she picked it up off the ground. She made a few stops every now and then to quench her hunger and thirst and to save her energy before dusk. *crack* "What was that?" She said as she looked around after drinking water from the river. Taking the branch she just found, she wields it in front of her as if it was some kind of weapon and she was slightly crouched down for defense. The bushes rustle and she was trying to make out where the sound was coming from. The wind didn't help much with that as it blew the bushes and the trees all around the forest. "U-uhm… please don't kill me… I mean no harm." A voice – as soft and meek as a bunny came out of the bush and it sounded like a girl's voice although it could be a little boy. Michiru carefully went forward, still with the branch wielded in front of her. Her eyes squint to see through the holes that the leaves made in the bush. She could see a silhouette but she couldn't make out the gender so she waited until this person comes out.
"P-please… don't kill me…" Just as these words were said, a little girl comes out.