Memories Like a Dagger
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is like a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” - Anonymous
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Kalani’s only unique aspect in life: being pecked daily by his bird, Whistle. Other than that, he was the average nature-loving boy and a mischievous prankster for his family, much to their dismay.
However, the world with its kingdoms and tribes weren't as calm as life portrayed it to be. Dangerous undercurrents were roiling beneath the scenes, sucking in anyone who even touched the surface of it.
And with those dirty hands, ‘they’ snatched everything away from him, leaving him as only a shell of who he was before— a husk imprisoned deep underground.
Until, he finally saw a light in his dreary world— in the form of a naive, optimistic girl.
Far from perfect, she definitely frustrated him on many occasions, but the myriad of feelings he kept bottled up inside began to leak, and he couldn’t plug it.
“Am I willing to risk everything for her? Or do I want to complete my objective...?” he would murmur to himself, emerald eyes glued onto her petite figure.
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Cover found on Pinterest; artist unknown ;~;
SolAce · Fantasia
