Fear was like a parasite that crept through Arwin, infesting her mind and making her paralyzed. But she has been living in fear for a while now; it almost felt like an old friend of hers now. She looked around, seeing the villagers and the rest of her friends, she found herself smiling.
She is willing to die for all this.
One day. There is only one day left, and Arwin decided to cherish it, looking for her closest friends. First, she paid Rosa and Timothy a visit. She barged through their front door as the couple ate their breakfast.
Rosa asked as she yawned, “Arwin? What are you doing here? Is everything okay?”
“What? Are there any changes in our plans?” Timothy worriedly asked.
Arwin smirked and said, “I just got hungry. That’s why I’m here.”
Rosa offered her some meat and a hot cup of coffee, and Arwin sat there with them. It was not eventful, but Arwin’s trying to engrave it in her memory that there was a day where everything is ok
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