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It was bright outside the den. When the insects stopped their buzzing, she noticed the others had all already ventured far. There was only one resting in the soft grass, now. She tried to approach him, but he kept getting further away. He opened his eyes, just to wink. Then, he took off.

She raced after his shadow just a hare behind. He was a cloud floating out of reach. She passed the dew from the wet ground with each stride. He bounced away, increasing the gap between them. He pretended not to notice her so far below.

They reached a field before the thicket where she knew not to go. He stood in the center, face still enough to see the quivers of his whiskers. She paused, planning her next move.

쿵쿵…

쿵쿵…

She declared her challenge. The den they came from was now far in the distance, any further would be dangerous. As the thought pulled her focus, he escaped in the tall grass.

She faced the blades, hesitant despite how easily they parted for him. She wasn’t going to lose after coming this far. She crossed into the forbidden garden after him.

She followed the sound of breaking bramble, until it was drowned out by the cry of frantic waters. There he was again, like a leaf guided by gale, landing on the other side of the river.

쿵~쿵~

쿵~쿵~

Her heart stuttered as she contemplated how to cross. But she would get across. Because if he could, she can. He was an idiot. The kind of dummy who would get in trouble just to make people mad. Just to make her mad. She was small, but she was not stupid.

She climbed up on a reed, clinging to it. She began a rhythm, swinging the reed closer to the other side with her weight. She hung on with all her might as the water tried to devour her. She was not weak.

The reed gave way before she did, tearing at the root. But she let go before she lost herself in the waves. She grabbed the stem of another across with her outstretched ear.

She held on, only catching glances as he binkied around before melting back into the mist. She was not stupid.

Her eyes resisted the crash of wind and water long enough for her to leap to the other side. She trudged forward, forgetting the sound of the water. She had to bring that dummy back.

One step. It only took one spot for her leg to slip where the ground wasn’t firm.

쿵쿵! 쿵!

쿵쿵! 쿵!

The world revolving, a mess of greens, blues with splotches of red and brown until a white spark scared the color away.

Where was she now?

쿵! 쿵!

Down a mountain?

쿵! 쿵!

A cliff?

쿵! 쿵!

She could hardly make sense of her surroundings. Where was that dummy?

An arm reached out from below her. It was her arm but it looked…wrong. She gripped the ground tightly, but she couldn’t move.

Appa? Eomma?

She struggled only to flip over. Her legs, they also looked…wrong.

Halmeoni! Oppa! Where was everyone?

쿵~! 쿵~! 쿵~! 쿵~! 쿵~!

She began to weep as she lost strength. The tears made her eyes burn slower in the light reflecting through the mist. Her wails became a duo. A girl stared at her with tears streaming down her own flushed cheeks.

“Stop crying."

쿵~! 쿵~! 쿵~! 쿵~! 쿵~!

"Good. Now heal your legs.”

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