𝙻𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙵𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 {𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚢 𝚡 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛}

𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮

I sighed heavily as I looked up at the sky, I had been on my way home from work and it suddenly started to downpour. I groaned and gripped my phone, I was tempted to call a taxi or something but decided I would just keep walking, my house wasn't too far away anyways. I kept walking as the rain continued, it drenched my hair and clothes, it was cold and my clothes became heavy. Sometimes I loved the rain, this time was an exception

I finally made it home and unlocked my door before stepping inside with a shiver, I dropped my keys into a bowl on a stand beside the door and kicked my shoes off, I took my socks off and made my way to the kitchen shivering the whole time. I grabbed my kettle from the counter and filled it with water before turning the stove on and placing it down on the burner

I made my way upstairs to my bedroom and stepped inside, I walked to my dresser and grabbed out a T-shirt and some sweats, I took my wet clothes off and threw them into a basket to wash them later, then I slipped the dry clothes on and quickly shuffled my way back to the kitchen. I sighed as I hopped up onto the island countertop, I watched the clock tick until the kettle started to whistle. I turned the stove off and grabbed a mug and a tea bag, I placed the tea bag in the mug and poured the water in, then I grabbed some honey and milk and stirred that in

I put everything back and grabbed my cup of tea before making my way to the living room to relax. I grabbed the TV remote from the coffee table and sat down setting my cup of tea on the table beside the couch, I turned the TV on and changed it to the news. I looked out the window and watched as the rain continued to pour. I smiled as I watched the raindrops from the window roll down and even combine with each other making larger raindrops

The rain always made me feel better, it was calming and always helped me feel better in some strange way. I was snapped back to reality when a loud CRASH was heard, I held my hand to my chest with a sigh and laughed softly at myself. I looked back at the TV, they were talking about a group of teens who'd gone missing, the teens thought it was a good idea to go on a hike through the woods and never returned home. Unfortunately it just so happened to be the woods not too far from my house

I lived in a small town surrounded by woods, everyone here knew each other and everyone here was pretty nice, though it wasn't unusual for people to go missing, especially if they ventured too far into the woods. It didn't take long after the third disappearance for rumors to start, some people say the woods are haunted, some say the people just get lost and die of starvation, some even go as far as to say there's a murderer in the woods. I didn't care much for the rumors, after all they're just rumors

I sighed softly and turned the TV off before grabbing my cup of tea and drinking it, I set the remote back on the table and made my way to the kitchen sink, I washed my cup and put it up before making my way upstairs to my bedroom. I closed the door behind me and looked around the room

My room was rather large, on the left side of my room in the corner sat my queen sized bed right under a small window, it hadn't been made yet so it looked messy, the beige sheets were coming off, the white pillows were at the foot and the bluish grey blankets were hanging off. Beside the bed sat a rather small light brown bedside table, on top of it sat a baby blue lamp which dimly lit the room. In another corner stood a very tall, dark brown dresser which had all of my clothes in it. On the right side of my room beside a rather large window sat my desk where I write, my chair sat in front of it

I walked over to the window beside my desk and opened it so that I could hear the rain as I wrote. I only wrote because my therapist suggested it, she said it would help me cope with my feelings and get a better understanding of them. So I did, I would write out my feelings and sometimes short stories to help me. I sat down at my desk and grabbed out my notebook and pencil, I tapped the pencil against my chin as I thought about what to write. I finally pressed the pencil to the paper and began to write about how I was feeling

I wrote about everything that had happened this week and how it made me feel, I wrote about how my life was falling apart, I wrote about how badly I wanted to be taken away to somewhere better. I finished writing and set my pencil down before closing my notebook and put them both away, I stood up and looked out the window, the window faced the woods so I got a pretty good view of it, every once in a while I'd see deer and even wolves but mostly just birds

I decided to sit down and look out the window, I leaned on the window sill and rested my chin in my hand. I smiled as I watched the animals, I'd always thought about going into the woods but never actually went. I sighed and smiled softly as I watched a small fawn chew on some grass beside their mother, I loved animals and wished I could touch a deer but knew I'd never be able to

I sat up straight and stretched popping my back, I groaned as I stood up and made my way to my bed, I decided I would try to go to sleep early and possibly take a small walk through town tomorrow. I put the sheets back on the bed and placed the pillows back at the head of the bed, I climbed into bed and opened the window above the bed so I could listen to the rain and fall asleep, I pulled the blankets up over my body as I laid down and sighed contently slowly drifting off to sleep