the yard and into the woods right behind my house. there was a giant oak spreading its huge arms out in the night, and that’s where i fell to my knees. tears poured down my cheeks. i ripped the stupid blue mask off my face and threw it in the dirt. i curled at the base of the tree and cried for what seemed like forever. i felt my eyes grow tired and droopy. that’s when i saw her.
she was sitting and reading in a hammock way up the oak tree. she wore a long, simple white dress. her dark hair hung in a loose braid over her shoulder. she 