12-31-2019, 07:37 PM
She was no stranger to sadness. Who wasn't? It was the most human emotion of them all, the strongest, even. But she also knew what it was like to have family turmoil, to be estranged from a family member. Unlike Piers, though, her mother had always been there for her. She never locked herself away, a ray of sunshine in difficult times.
But it made her sad to think about her mother, so she tried to avoid any thoughts of her. Still, she missed her dearly. What she wouldn't give to see her face one last time, to hear her say soothing things to her, a soft voice to melt away all the stress and confusion. She never should have left home.
There was no time to regret things, though. She didn't want to spend this life wondering what she could have done differently in the last. No, she would be better this time.
The snow didn't bother her. She had grown used to it, but this time she had a built-in coat to keep out the cold! It was pretty nice. She liked the way the white sprinkles dusted her fur, too, all pretty against her ruddy fur.
Cold slush between her toes, Adelaide shivers at a particularly rough cold breeze, the wind enough to dig through her pelt and strike her skin. But it was fine, because she liked looking out at how the snow settled on the ground, shimmering in the sunlight. It was cloudy out today, though.
She pauses, each breath a mist just in front of her face. Her smile drops at the sight of a young little feline, looking so lost and cold. It broke her heart.
"Hello," she says as she approaches, voice quiet for once in her life. "Are you okay? You look like you're freezing!" she didn't want him to get hypothermia, or worse, frostbite. He needed a warm place to curl up and rest.
But it made her sad to think about her mother, so she tried to avoid any thoughts of her. Still, she missed her dearly. What she wouldn't give to see her face one last time, to hear her say soothing things to her, a soft voice to melt away all the stress and confusion. She never should have left home.
There was no time to regret things, though. She didn't want to spend this life wondering what she could have done differently in the last. No, she would be better this time.
The snow didn't bother her. She had grown used to it, but this time she had a built-in coat to keep out the cold! It was pretty nice. She liked the way the white sprinkles dusted her fur, too, all pretty against her ruddy fur.
Cold slush between her toes, Adelaide shivers at a particularly rough cold breeze, the wind enough to dig through her pelt and strike her skin. But it was fine, because she liked looking out at how the snow settled on the ground, shimmering in the sunlight. It was cloudy out today, though.
She pauses, each breath a mist just in front of her face. Her smile drops at the sight of a young little feline, looking so lost and cold. It broke her heart.
"Hello," she says as she approaches, voice quiet for once in her life. "Are you okay? You look like you're freezing!" she didn't want him to get hypothermia, or worse, frostbite. He needed a warm place to curl up and rest.