Forgive those who insult you, attack you, belittle you or take you for granted. But more than this… forgive yourself for allowing them to hurt you. - Unknown
She ran. She ran as fast as she could.
They were after her. They were going to find her sooner or later. She just prayed that it was later.
"Artemis!" Her name echoed through out the forest, but she didn't stop. No, she couldn't, not after what they did to her.
They all betrayed her. They all put the plan together to get rid of her love. They did this to her. They made her hurt each day.
"Artemis, please!" Her family begged her as she continued to run.
Tears formed in her eyes. Tears of betrayal.
These tears just made her run faster. She was farther from them, even Hermes. Even though Hermes is the fastest god, he isn't faster than her in the forest.
The forest is where she is free. She is free from the betrayal of her family. She is free from them all. She is home.
However, it didn't feel like home. No, it wasn't home. They say the home is where the heart is, where your loved ones are.
No matter how much she is angry by their betrayal, she couldn't bring herself to hate them. They were her family. They were her home.
Artemis skids to a stop and falls down on her knees, crying.
She didn't stop crying when the footsteps got closer. She didn't stop crying when she heard them talking to her. She didn't stop crying when arms wrapped around her.
No, this was one of those rare moments. The rare moments where they get to see her true emotions. This was the moment where everything was whole again.
It was whole because she knew. She knew they were sorry. She knew that they only did what they did to protect her. She knew that no matter what happens they loved her and she loved them. She knew that if anything like this happened again, everything in the end would be whole once again.