Chapter 1— Shutite Village

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I was lost and scared, it was at that moment I knew I was alone, there was no one else only me, they had all being killed by a fierce creature of the night whose time is with the full moon. I wandered on looking for a home, and there it was, a place of refuge and peace, a place where I was accepted by everyone. For years I lived with them, happy with my own family.

The shutittes are quite friendly, they have a whole different practice, culture and dressing of their own, different from the one I've always known. I have learned their ways and made them mine. When I first saw them they looked like barbarians who would kill me but they took me in when I thought all was lost. They are clean and united. Their only rule is to never leave the boundaries of the shutitte village.

"Mother please tell us the story please"

"Alright Pari, gather around everyone".

My kids are a blessing to my scarred heart.