In between the forest trees… A man stood there, holding something covered in a blanket.60Please respect copyright.PENANAqrRyzOOyVB
He had a knife in his hand. The metal was stained with blood, as if he had killed someone. There was a hole in the blanket. Dry blood was visible on it.60Please respect copyright.PENANAfGPzV0fuia
Maybe not something… Maybe it was someone. A fragile child.60Please respect copyright.PENANANtlJV577ym
The man laid it down on the ground. He stared at it for a bit. He pulled out a withered flower out of his jacket and put it on her. He walked away…60Please respect copyright.PENANA747f99b1Td
The soft sound of someone walking on snow was heard… Somewhere, the bells rang. Even though the sound didn’t reach it. Nothing reached it. 60Please respect copyright.PENANAeXKcCzJigu
The snow fell quietly. It surrounded the blanket… It came on top of it. Whatever or whoever was in there would freeze to death. 60Please respect copyright.PENANAX4VztAKbVS
No one was around. No one could see. But it looked like the snow was the only thing that had mercy… A cold breeze passed.60Please respect copyright.PENANAA6VqsiQ6VG
The world was cruel. The wind was whispering, as if it was trying to not disturb something.60Please respect copyright.PENANAqu2wEyYO10
Another bell rang. In a city, somewhere far away… People were begging for money, food or water.60Please respect copyright.PENANANI0Vwn1XQc
Last night, a blizzard struck a village. The village where the man lived. It was named Gravemire because of the countless amount of gravestones that stood there.60Please respect copyright.PENANAaG2pYPGaW5
Almost no one survived. Most of the houses were destroyed. The villagers were dead, but not found.60Please respect copyright.PENANASSli27fMWU
A dog passed by with its owner. The dog started barking. He looked at the mound of snow.60Please respect copyright.PENANAT9QTuHOXTw
The dog started digging. Further and further. Until he smelled blood. There was a look of horror on the owner’s face.60Please respect copyright.PENANATUHlTGCwyq
He saw a little baby… Tiny. Its skin was almost blue, pale. There was frost on her short eyelashes.60Please respect copyright.PENANAxpKUMsfkju
There was blood on her right eye. It was closed. Her left eye stared at the man. Was she even conscious?60Please respect copyright.PENANADquOLRPQvs
Her eye had a diamond blue color. Not a really stark contrast with the snow. Her nose was as red as a rose.60Please respect copyright.PENANAmgH5EHJMNo
She couldn’t do anything. Her body shivered. The owner pulled his dog away and ran back. Into the mist… Further, leaving her alone.60Please respect copyright.PENANAHj1v9QQSHC
Days passed like falling leaves… She didn’t move. She should’ve been dead by now. But was she dead?60Please respect copyright.PENANAdpm9EdxlOw
She didn’t even cry yet. Not like she could. Not when her father had left her out the day she was born. Everyone looked away, disgusted or not even caring.60Please respect copyright.PENANAZve7W1MBjo
She was nothing more than a mere orphan. Everyone left. Without a word. Without a goodbye. Just one thing… A sharp, uncertain look. Then they disappeared.60Please respect copyright.PENANAh3ZoiTfWuE
She didn’t remember their faces nor did she remember their voices. Not like she could hear or speak.60Please respect copyright.PENANAjA2FUb4Apb
The girl was silent… Unmoving… Unbeknownst of the world. The moon watched her. Still, she didn’t speak. She couldn’t speak…60Please respect copyright.PENANAijcUJSSCLy
Footsteps approached… Closer and closer... Soft and deliberate in the snow. As if they were expecting someone to be alive.60Please respect copyright.PENANAsHr3lSYW6m
The girl opened her eyes. A woman stood above her. The woman’s brown hair was bound in a braid. She brushed snow off her shoulders. Her eyes were chocolate brown.60Please respect copyright.PENANAtV2IynnAVR
The woman looked old. Not in years, but in pain. She saw the girl and the girl saw her. Yet, no sound was heard.60Please respect copyright.PENANAiTlL2K2GHI
The woman crouched. She touched the girl’s hand, expecting it to be cold. But… It was warm. Unbelievable. She was alive.60Please respect copyright.PENANADzXPSzYZPQ
The girl’s fingers twitched. The woman had a look of empathy in her eyes. She was the only one who did.60Please respect copyright.PENANApZCgzFwIwL
“You poor thing,” the woman whispered, afraid to hurt the girl. She probably couldn’t move with her battered body.60Please respect copyright.PENANAIrpm5YWqLT
“So cruel… Which devil decided to leave such a small, fragile person in the cold…?” the woman asked. More to herself, since she wouldn’t get a reply.60Please respect copyright.PENANARRwo9skOqc
The girl didn’t have a name. She didn’t have a warm place to call ‘home’ nor someone who she belonged to.60Please respect copyright.PENANAFILsf3eCdt
The woman takes her cloak off and wraps it around the girl. Her arms were strong, and she held the child like she was made out of glass. Something a touch itself could break.60Please respect copyright.PENANAetNqTP5l4S
“You’ll stay with me. I do not care whose child you are, I will not let you die here… Just hold on to life a little longer, please…” she pleaded. The woman gazed at the full moon. She smiled.60Please respect copyright.PENANAFPeql7mDRL
“Your name will be… Lunar. Similar to my daughter’s name, Luneth. Remember it, okay? The moon is beautiful, but alone… I think… You’ll be like it,” the woman said, a tear sliding to her chin.60Please respect copyright.PENANA2332nTlUu4
She didn’t know that Lunar couldn’t hear her. Lunar was deaf and mute. A failure to her family, maybe to the world as well. She didn’t know yet.60Please respect copyright.PENANAvU8gqE4MMo
She was being carried away from the grave her father had made for her. She would be taken to a place with walls and a fireplace.60Please respect copyright.PENANAf63iotoajT
Even if the world would call her strange, she wouldn’t know. Even if someone would try to hurt her, she wouldn’t feel pain. That’s because she already knew how it felt when she was born. She got used to it and called it ‘love’.60Please respect copyright.PENANAZCNYnOuIyu
Lunar knew what loneliness was. She wouldn’t ask herself who she really was, because deep inside… Something older than her body knew it.60Please respect copyright.PENANAX5NqmkfEkH
She had been left. Not forgotten. Not hated. Just… Discarded. Without a name. Without a cry. Without her parents.60Please respect copyright.PENANAXWgTOAYxqj
With the snow, falling quietly as always. It was as silent as her… That’s how her life starts.
In between the forest trees… A man stood there, holding something covered in a blanket.60Please respect copyright.PENANAnyeLEql5CA
He had a knife in his hand. The metal was stained with blood, as if he had killed someone. There was a hole in the blanket. Dry blood was visible on it.60Please respect copyright.PENANA8b4FMvZXQH
Maybe not something… Maybe it was someone. A fragile child.60Please respect copyright.PENANAk9aueQA9Hr
The man laid it down on the ground. He stared at it for a bit. He pulled out a withered flower out of his jacket and put it on her. He walked away…60Please respect copyright.PENANA8nvTHLZpHO
The soft sound of someone walking on snow was heard… Somewhere, the bells rang. Even though the sound didn’t reach it. Nothing reached it. 60Please respect copyright.PENANA4t9rm8vtp1
The snow fell quietly. It surrounded the blanket… It came on top of it. Whatever or whoever was in there would freeze to death. 60Please respect copyright.PENANAE9Q1tFb6ee
No one was around. No one could see. But it looked like the snow was the only thing that had mercy… A cold breeze passed.60Please respect copyright.PENANA77HZwSkriO
The world was cruel. The wind was whispering, as if it was trying to not disturb something.60Please respect copyright.PENANAqubivW6VGC
Another bell rang. In a city, somewhere far away… People were begging for money, food or water.60Please respect copyright.PENANAcUUPX8XpbA
Last night, a blizzard struck a village. The village where the man lived. It was named Gravemire because of the countless amount of gravestones that stood there.60Please respect copyright.PENANAMZiqIrTWz3
Almost no one survived. Most of the houses were destroyed. The villagers were dead, but not found.60Please respect copyright.PENANAovwGREJkwk
A dog passed by with its owner. The dog started barking. He looked at the mound of snow.60Please respect copyright.PENANAC8EotBU2pt
The dog started digging. Further and further. Until he smelled blood. There was a look of horror on the owner’s face.60Please respect copyright.PENANAy8qx9etBBs
He saw a little baby… Tiny. Its skin was almost blue, pale. There was frost on her short eyelashes.60Please respect copyright.PENANAxgEymbzp2d
There was blood on her right eye. It was closed. Her left eye stared at the man. Was she even conscious?60Please respect copyright.PENANATUnUmr8yoR
Her eye had a diamond blue color. Not a really stark contrast with the snow. Her nose was as red as a rose.60Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8svBeBIIF
She couldn’t do anything. Her body shivered. The owner pulled his dog away and ran back. Into the mist… Further, leaving her alone.60Please respect copyright.PENANAGCfxFkANZI
Days passed like falling leaves… She didn’t move. She should’ve been dead by now. But was she dead?60Please respect copyright.PENANAdGJnMRhgPn
She didn’t even cry yet. Not like she could. Not when her father had left her out the day she was born. Everyone looked away, disgusted or not even caring.60Please respect copyright.PENANAlbXivKFh5h
She was nothing more than a mere orphan. Everyone left. Without a word. Without a goodbye. Just one thing… A sharp, uncertain look. Then they disappeared.60Please respect copyright.PENANARD86UEGVnT
She didn’t remember their faces nor did she remember their voices. Not like she could hear or speak.60Please respect copyright.PENANAshZyNuKIRu
The girl was silent… Unmoving… Unbeknownst of the world. The moon watched her. Still, she didn’t speak. She couldn’t speak…60Please respect copyright.PENANA1SylJ22UCt
Footsteps approached… Closer and closer... Soft and deliberate in the snow. As if they were expecting someone to be alive.60Please respect copyright.PENANAHPIkb4Z8a4
The girl opened her eyes. A woman stood above her. The woman’s brown hair was bound in a braid. She brushed snow off her shoulders. Her eyes were chocolate brown.60Please respect copyright.PENANATn3PTeunAP
The woman looked old. Not in years, but in pain. She saw the girl and the girl saw her. Yet, no sound was heard.60Please respect copyright.PENANALCX6eNhv7U
The woman crouched. She touched the girl’s hand, expecting it to be cold. But… It was warm. Unbelievable. She was alive.60Please respect copyright.PENANA16ZLDpN9Qs
The girl’s fingers twitched. The woman had a look of empathy in her eyes. She was the only one who did.60Please respect copyright.PENANAmeVPJfY7hV
“You poor thing,” the woman whispered, afraid to hurt the girl. She probably couldn’t move with her battered body.60Please respect copyright.PENANAOea4gJrguf
“So cruel… Which devil decided to leave such a small, fragile person in the cold…?” the woman asked. More to herself, since she wouldn’t get a reply.60Please respect copyright.PENANAvX3Fs1aBbJ
The girl didn’t have a name. She didn’t have a warm place to call ‘home’ nor someone who she belonged to.60Please respect copyright.PENANAv4KBXDzodJ
The woman takes her cloak off and wraps it around the girl. Her arms were strong, and she held the child like she was made out of glass. Something a touch itself could break.60Please respect copyright.PENANApufCOOoVWf
“You’ll stay with me. I do not care whose child you are, I will not let you die here… Just hold on to life a little longer, please…” she pleaded. The woman gazed at the full moon. She smiled.60Please respect copyright.PENANApqCgrWrzKk
“Your name will be… Lunar. Similar to my daughter’s name, Luneth. Remember it, okay? The moon is beautiful, but alone… I think… You’ll be like it,” the woman said, a tear sliding to her chin.60Please respect copyright.PENANA8BaddZR8NW
She didn’t know that Lunar couldn’t hear her. Lunar was deaf and mute. A failure to her family, maybe to the world as well. She didn’t know yet.60Please respect copyright.PENANAxze5zhG72o
She was being carried away from the grave her father had made for her. She would be taken to a place with walls and a fireplace.60Please respect copyright.PENANAGrEhi8haoY
Even if the world would call her strange, she wouldn’t know. Even if someone would try to hurt her, she wouldn’t feel pain. That’s because she already knew how it felt when she was born. She got used to it and called it ‘love’.60Please respect copyright.PENANA3Aujlc6dNT
Lunar knew what loneliness was. She wouldn’t ask herself who she really was, because deep inside… Something older than her body knew it.60Please respect copyright.PENANAlYXUOaoZTA
She had been left. Not forgotten. Not hated. Just… Discarded. Without a name. Without a cry. Without her parents.60Please respect copyright.PENANAv5reddxbVM
With the snow, falling quietly as always. It was as silent as her… That’s how her life starts.
60Please respect copyright.PENANAQaYLHfP5nQ