Not Him
" Ossa you are awake " Bel hugged Ossa's skeletal frame expecting the skeleton to receprocate but surprisingly she did not feel its arms around her small frame.
She hugged him tighter, making her wish evident yet the skeleton did not reciprocate her hug.
" Huh, " She let go of Ossa, " Why is he not hugging me back " She raised her head, her bright red eyes meeting the indifferent and seemingly robotic gaze of Ossa.
" Huh... " Her small heart felt heavy as she could not see Ossa behind his gaze, her Ossa seemed not to be there.
" Ossa, are you there " She asked, expecting a response to disprove her hunch.
" I'm here " Using the distinctive wolf-like vocalization, Ossa responded with his tone monotone like the system.
Bel's heart felt heavier as that was not Ossa, at least not the Ossa she had come to know.
" Ehm... I'm done let's go back " She said, trying to act as if everything was normal, even though she knew it was not.