- Aug 6, 2022
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Ever since the day of the fire, she wore a big pearly smile.
Mama lost Mommy so she'd smiled for her; Lilypad already looked sad and despondent.
Sis was.. coping in her own ways. She rarely saw her older sister anymore.
ThunderClan was shaken and in mourning so she smiled for them.
Gamma was busy doing cool deputy stuff so she smiled for her.
For them, at them; her smile never wavered. Especially now that she was a big girl. She wasn't Acornkit any longer. Instead, she wore the name Acornpaw with pride. This was what she wanted, wasn't it? To be a big girl and the best warrior to ever live.
Why, then, did a wild waterfall of years cloud her vision and floor down her cheeks? Why did her body shake and tremble as she struggled beneath the weight of her silent sobs.
She was a big girl. She needed to smile for the others, especially her mama. But, tucked alone in between roots of a tree nearby camp, her facial features were tainted by negative emotions: fear, despair, pain, and more.
The fire consumed more than the forest that day, evident by the burns seered deep into her heart.
Mama lost Mommy so she'd smiled for her; Lilypad already looked sad and despondent.
Sis was.. coping in her own ways. She rarely saw her older sister anymore.
ThunderClan was shaken and in mourning so she smiled for them.
Gamma was busy doing cool deputy stuff so she smiled for her.
For them, at them; her smile never wavered. Especially now that she was a big girl. She wasn't Acornkit any longer. Instead, she wore the name Acornpaw with pride. This was what she wanted, wasn't it? To be a big girl and the best warrior to ever live.
Why, then, did a wild waterfall of years cloud her vision and floor down her cheeks? Why did her body shake and tremble as she struggled beneath the weight of her silent sobs.
She was a big girl. She needed to smile for the others, especially her mama. But, tucked alone in between roots of a tree nearby camp, her facial features were tainted by negative emotions: fear, despair, pain, and more.
The fire consumed more than the forest that day, evident by the burns seered deep into her heart.