Episode 42

Angela's POV

Standing by the rail barricading the few staircases down from the veranda of my apartment, gazing deep into the woods facing the house, I count with my eyes the number of trees standing there unmoving. The worry that fills my heart is not to be compared with the numbers my head is registering now.

I take some quick steps down the stairs, strolling down to the little stream side a few inches away from the house, and then I look around for a quiet place to sit. My eyes fall on a fallen dead wood lying helplessly on the ground, begging for a lifting, yet none came to its rescue.

I sit, staring into the night sky, as the half moon takes its shape, sitting right there in the sky, preparing for the full moon to come. My gaze return back to the house, looking around for anyone.. none is there. Returning back to the sky, my eyes meet with the beautiful stars plastered on different positions on there, sparkling and illuminating the earth. All I can ever think of right now is how