11. Countless Stars

I let my feet rush out of the village and I no longer know where I must go. I saw the folks' bodies lying on the ground, deeply asleep yet their souls cries out the more and I alone have heard of it.

'What's going on?'

I felt the fear within me yet I continued to run without having any plan when to stop. I felt how I barely breathe air and my knees began to tremble, I let my body fall soft on the dirt and I stumbled myself along the grassy field. I flinched in pain when deep scratches covered my skin, I let out of a sigh as I proceeded to compose myself.

I cannot let my tears fall down my cheeks, it only reveals how weak and hurt I am right now.

"I miss my father," I mumbled and closes my eyelids as if I was about to reminisce the lovely moments I had with him.

I am always close to his heart since before, he has been the first man who made me realize that I need to be brave as well. He thought me how to protect myself because as time