In between the forest trees… A man stood there, holding something covered in a blanket.377Please respect copyright.PENANAyOhtl09d30
He had a knife in his hand. The metal was stained with blood, as if he had killed someone. There was a hole in the blanket. Dry blood was visible on it.377Please respect copyright.PENANA250lbfA7d2
Maybe not something… Maybe it was someone. A fragile child.377Please respect copyright.PENANAzLytwvquQH
The man laid it down on the ground. He stared at it for a bit. He pulled out a withered flower out of his jacket and put it on her. He walked away…377Please respect copyright.PENANAIjHkGReIPv
The soft sound of someone walking on snow was heard… Somewhere, the bells rang. Even though the sound didn’t reach it. Nothing reached it.377Please respect copyright.PENANAywr8vy8rQt
The snow fell quietly. It surrounded the blanket… It came on top of it. Whatever or whoever was in there would freeze to death.377Please respect copyright.PENANA9oQfn1xLz4
No one was around. No one could see. But it looked like the snow was the only thing that had mercy… A cold breeze passed.377Please respect copyright.PENANA8RwO1ggOWD
The world was cruel. The wind was whispering, as if it was trying to not disturb something.377Please respect copyright.PENANAgOUoQIoTdB
Another bell rang. In a city, somewhere far away… People were begging for money, food or water.377Please respect copyright.PENANAhYorxvs9GY
Last night, a blizzard struck a village. The village where the man lived. It was named Gravemire because of the countless amount of gravestones that stood there.377Please respect copyright.PENANAMpVpPLxjlu
Almost no one survived. Most of the houses were destroyed. The villagers were dead, but not found.377Please respect copyright.PENANAMYgFNtSJwV
A dog passed by with its owner. The dog started barking. He looked at the mound of snow.377Please respect copyright.PENANAD7EAnxD0Yn
The dog started digging. Further and further. Until he smelled blood. There was a look of horror on the owner’s face.377Please respect copyright.PENANAGqvS9r7wPb
He saw a little baby… Tiny. Its skin was almost blue, pale. There was frost on her short eyelashes.377Please respect copyright.PENANAY9epjzO8dN
There was blood on her right eye. It was closed. Her left eye stared at the man. Was she even conscious?377Please respect copyright.PENANAExzK2G6Hvd
Her eye had a diamond blue color. Not a really stark contrast with the snow. Her nose was as red as a rose.377Please respect copyright.PENANAkJPjafnR8r
She couldn’t do anything. Her body shivered. The owner pulled his dog away and ran back. Into the mist… Further, leaving her alone.377Please respect copyright.PENANAxAZhtQKGOp
Days passed like falling leaves… She didn’t move. She should’ve been dead by now. But was she dead?377Please respect copyright.PENANAPmHEqDrAok
She didn’t even cry yet. Not like she could. Not when her father had left her out the day she was born. Everyone looked away, disgusted or not even caring.377Please respect copyright.PENANAvJz8kfUV3M
She was nothing more than a mere orphan. Everyone left. Without a word. Without a goodbye. Just one thing… A sharp, uncertain look. Then they disappeared.377Please respect copyright.PENANAaejkYgfVn1
She didn’t remember their faces nor did she remember their voices. Not like she could hear or speak.377Please respect copyright.PENANAayPSn57FQW
The girl was silent… Unmoving… Unbeknownst of the world. The moon watched her. Still, she didn’t speak. She couldn’t speak…377Please respect copyright.PENANADqvAoZ55tU
Footsteps approached… Closer and closer... Soft and deliberate in the snow. As if they were expecting someone to be alive.377Please respect copyright.PENANAbHs676NvRt
The girl opened her eyes. A woman stood above her. The woman’s brown hair was bound in a braid. She brushed snow off her shoulders. Her eyes were chocolate brown.377Please respect copyright.PENANANNZ4x3osgw
The woman looked old. Not in years, but in pain. She saw the girl and the girl saw her. Yet, no sound was heard.377Please respect copyright.PENANAuPmszeJMxF
The woman crouched. She touched the girl’s hand, expecting it to be cold. But… It was warm. Unbelievable. She was alive.377Please respect copyright.PENANA5Mcim9wW64
The girl’s fingers twitched. The woman had a look of empathy in her eyes. She was the only one who did.377Please respect copyright.PENANAUpV6rD6o10
“You poor thing,” the woman whispered, afraid to hurt the girl. She probably couldn’t move with her battered body.377Please respect copyright.PENANATlTkdMcl4q
“So cruel… Which devil decided to leave such a small, fragile person in the cold…?” the woman asked. More to herself, since she wouldn’t get a reply.377Please respect copyright.PENANAd4qtKHtWj0
The girl didn’t have a name. She didn’t have a warm place to call ‘home’ nor someone who she belonged to.377Please respect copyright.PENANAHJvVgMtadd
The woman takes her cloak off and wraps it around the girl. Her arms were strong, and she held the child like she was made out of glass. Something a touch itself could break.377Please respect copyright.PENANAZuQDxROR7u
“You’ll stay with me. I do not care whose child you are, I will not let you die here… Just hold on to life a little longer, please…” she pleaded. The woman gazed at the full moon. She smiled.377Please respect copyright.PENANAg9yBW1B1IT
“Your name will be… Lunar. Similar to my daughter’s name, Luneth. Remember it, okay? The moon is beautiful, but alone… I think… You’ll be like it,” the woman said, a tear sliding to her chin.377Please respect copyright.PENANAX24ySVthVK
She didn’t know that Lunar couldn’t hear her. Lunar was deaf and mute. A failure to her family, maybe to the world as well. She didn’t know yet.377Please respect copyright.PENANA9OO40irvEC
She was being carried away from the grave her father had made for her. She would be taken to a place with walls and a fireplace.377Please respect copyright.PENANAfSfwXKo7b2
Even if the world would call her strange, she wouldn’t know. Even if someone would try to hurt her, she wouldn’t feel pain. That’s because she already knew how it felt when she was born. She got used to it and called it ‘love’.377Please respect copyright.PENANAPqACdmSMe8
Lunar knew what loneliness was. She wouldn’t ask herself who she really was, because deep inside… Something older than her body knew it.377Please respect copyright.PENANAZlgqej4VhQ
She had been left. Not forgotten. Not hated. Just… Discarded. Without a name. Without a cry. Without her parents.377Please respect copyright.PENANA9oSTERFUH6
With the snow, falling quietly as always. It was as silent as her… That’s how her life starts.
In between the forest trees… A man stood there, holding something covered in a blanket.377Please respect copyright.PENANAQ70hNuBzyG
He had a knife in his hand. The metal was stained with blood, as if he had killed someone. There was a hole in the blanket. Dry blood was visible on it.377Please respect copyright.PENANAfZ9S6frQUE
Maybe not something… Maybe it was someone. A fragile child.377Please respect copyright.PENANAy4Frtfmzai
The man laid it down on the ground. He stared at it for a bit. He pulled out a withered flower out of his jacket and put it on her. He walked away…377Please respect copyright.PENANAx0HQlfxREU
The soft sound of someone walking on snow was heard… Somewhere, the bells rang. Even though the sound didn’t reach it. Nothing reached it.377Please respect copyright.PENANAekQAH9zakU
The snow fell quietly. It surrounded the blanket… It came on top of it. Whatever or whoever was in there would freeze to death.377Please respect copyright.PENANApoxBcjOVQU
No one was around. No one could see. But it looked like the snow was the only thing that had mercy… A cold breeze passed.377Please respect copyright.PENANAISDWfhlOfu
The world was cruel. The wind was whispering, as if it was trying to not disturb something.377Please respect copyright.PENANAzKgsgpNChk
Another bell rang. In a city, somewhere far away… People were begging for money, food or water.377Please respect copyright.PENANAWI6YMw6O3i
Last night, a blizzard struck a village. The village where the man lived. It was named Gravemire because of the countless amount of gravestones that stood there.377Please respect copyright.PENANAUqiVml0atg
Almost no one survived. Most of the houses were destroyed. The villagers were dead, but not found.377Please respect copyright.PENANAjUNia0B3RR
A dog passed by with its owner. The dog started barking. He looked at the mound of snow.377Please respect copyright.PENANA0pOCllUdPo
The dog started digging. Further and further. Until he smelled blood. There was a look of horror on the owner’s face.377Please respect copyright.PENANAWcgqpvwR1z
He saw a little baby… Tiny. Its skin was almost blue, pale. There was frost on her short eyelashes.377Please respect copyright.PENANAKH8LTTLDAR
There was blood on her right eye. It was closed. Her left eye stared at the man. Was she even conscious?377Please respect copyright.PENANASNdPXdUhmg
Her eye had a diamond blue color. Not a really stark contrast with the snow. Her nose was as red as a rose.377Please respect copyright.PENANAjfV8zNl7Wl
She couldn’t do anything. Her body shivered. The owner pulled his dog away and ran back. Into the mist… Further, leaving her alone.377Please respect copyright.PENANAFKFMGban4P
Days passed like falling leaves… She didn’t move. She should’ve been dead by now. But was she dead?377Please respect copyright.PENANA1Y3ULbuBAb
She didn’t even cry yet. Not like she could. Not when her father had left her out the day she was born. Everyone looked away, disgusted or not even caring.377Please respect copyright.PENANAMj24EhGrWr
She was nothing more than a mere orphan. Everyone left. Without a word. Without a goodbye. Just one thing… A sharp, uncertain look. Then they disappeared.377Please respect copyright.PENANAqy3AJXIeW2
She didn’t remember their faces nor did she remember their voices. Not like she could hear or speak.377Please respect copyright.PENANAfIo1wEaYWD
The girl was silent… Unmoving… Unbeknownst of the world. The moon watched her. Still, she didn’t speak. She couldn’t speak…377Please respect copyright.PENANAmyOiV60GZ8
Footsteps approached… Closer and closer... Soft and deliberate in the snow. As if they were expecting someone to be alive.377Please respect copyright.PENANAdZcPcGq7Ij
The girl opened her eyes. A woman stood above her. The woman’s brown hair was bound in a braid. She brushed snow off her shoulders. Her eyes were chocolate brown.377Please respect copyright.PENANAYatZplgoOb
The woman looked old. Not in years, but in pain. She saw the girl and the girl saw her. Yet, no sound was heard.377Please respect copyright.PENANASxP9USyVgW
The woman crouched. She touched the girl’s hand, expecting it to be cold. But… It was warm. Unbelievable. She was alive.377Please respect copyright.PENANAZNPySgiGP2
The girl’s fingers twitched. The woman had a look of empathy in her eyes. She was the only one who did.377Please respect copyright.PENANAtdtOJ2xPIC
“You poor thing,” the woman whispered, afraid to hurt the girl. She probably couldn’t move with her battered body.377Please respect copyright.PENANAJqGvpZqDRH
“So cruel… Which devil decided to leave such a small, fragile person in the cold…?” the woman asked. More to herself, since she wouldn’t get a reply.377Please respect copyright.PENANAHT9OhQDaPm
The girl didn’t have a name. She didn’t have a warm place to call ‘home’ nor someone who she belonged to.377Please respect copyright.PENANAg9Ulqo4i4n
The woman takes her cloak off and wraps it around the girl. Her arms were strong, and she held the child like she was made out of glass. Something a touch itself could break.377Please respect copyright.PENANA15JoyUIXrJ
“You’ll stay with me. I do not care whose child you are, I will not let you die here… Just hold on to life a little longer, please…” she pleaded. The woman gazed at the full moon. She smiled.377Please respect copyright.PENANAfYYfLfSpo6
“Your name will be… Lunar. Similar to my daughter’s name, Luneth. Remember it, okay? The moon is beautiful, but alone… I think… You’ll be like it,” the woman said, a tear sliding to her chin.377Please respect copyright.PENANAxdXLw0OOXC
She didn’t know that Lunar couldn’t hear her. Lunar was deaf and mute. A failure to her family, maybe to the world as well. She didn’t know yet.377Please respect copyright.PENANAGt9ZLDOOMr
She was being carried away from the grave her father had made for her. She would be taken to a place with walls and a fireplace.377Please respect copyright.PENANAMxrN6NFH6o
Even if the world would call her strange, she wouldn’t know. Even if someone would try to hurt her, she wouldn’t feel pain. That’s because she already knew how it felt when she was born. She got used to it and called it ‘love’.377Please respect copyright.PENANAqE0w2Ata5f
Lunar knew what loneliness was. She wouldn’t ask herself who she really was, because deep inside… Something older than her body knew it.377Please respect copyright.PENANAt48SWcjUKp
She had been left. Not forgotten. Not hated. Just… Discarded. Without a name. Without a cry. Without her parents.377Please respect copyright.PENANAg7yQZOGbyy
With the snow, falling quietly as always. It was as silent as her… That’s how her life starts.
377Please respect copyright.PENANAtkm8oq4HDF


