- SCARLETTThe following day, I awoke on the beach, the rays of the sun striking my bare skin. This time, lying there, tired and battered and bruised, I was aware that I must find a way to get out. I held my mother close to my neck, my valuable jewel, as though it were my life and refuge.I sighed, attempting to sit up, my head buzzing with a terrible headache. I glanced around, seeking to make my bearings.Brutal attack memories came back to me. I recalled that I was running away with my life, and my family was spread everywhere, and they were all slaughtered. As I attempted to stand, I found myself completely naked with a ragged dress on me. The attack and my shift had torn it to rags, and I was fully naked now.I had strolled up and down the shore till I had apparently wasted hours, when I chanced upon a beautiful spring falling into the lake. I was able to make out that the water was as clear as crystal, and the trees and thick bushes that bordered the lake offered a feeling of c
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