A new day was starting to begin as the sun shone through while rising from its sleep.Warming up the cold air that was left behind from the night.
Birds were already up and chirping on tree branches.Singing melodies that sooth the soul.
Unfortunaley for me it wasn't that much soothing to have a fat sparrow sitting on my face while I was sleeping. I couldn't fathom the reason I was woken up like this when I could have been peacefully sleeping instead.
I couldn't ignore the bird sitting on my face anymore and had to eventually open my eyes.
The exact moment that I opened my eyes,the bird was already watching me.
...Well that is kinda creepy.
I instantly raised my hand to catch it and grabbed its body,tightly holding the sparrow in my hand.
Now now,its not so nice to wake up strangers is it.
-chirp
Hey don't think that just beacuse I can't understand what you say doesn't mean I can't try to make sense of what you mean!
The bird began to peck my hand,it really did do hurt me despite its palm like size.
Okay okay, I'll let go of you. Are you happy?
I didn't know if the bird was really happy or not but I surely wasn't eager to deal with it any longer.So I freed the bird from my grasp and launched it up in the air to get back at it at the same time.
Luckily birds can fly.
I shook my shoulders and stretched my upper body. Since I was still on the tree branch, I didn't want to risk falling down to my death.Looking down,its a miracle I didnt fall down in my sleep.
How exactly was I supposed to get back down from somewhere this high,I didn't know.
Why can't I ever have anything normal happen to me.It doesn't feel fair at all.
I was grumbling to myself while trying to find a way to get back down.
Atleast I wasn't eaten by something thanks to sleeping up here, I should be thinking more positively to hype myself up...Probably.
Well to be honest, I just kinda realised that being this high up was scary.
Uhh,how am I supposed to get back down there..?
While I was pondering about what to do I heard the branch I was on break and start to seperate invisible to the naked eye. There was only the sound and no crack to be seen but it seemed obvious that if I stayed up a little bit more I wouldn't have had to try so hard to get down as I would have been already glued to the ground.
It seemed like the only available option left to me was sliding down while hugging the tree trunk.So I did just that.
It really hurt though,I got scratches all over me.
Maybe I should cover myself up,something to protect my skin.
I let go of the tree and stepped on the ground.
Stretching my body once more to wake up fully.
I think I heard a stream somewhere near,I should probably check that out before it gets late. Maybe I can clean myself up there.
I started to walk around with no sense of direction but with the only guidance of the sound of the water.I was feeling pretty dehydrated and thirsty. Thanks to this body of mine that was no help,I could only endure.
Water... thirsty...
My mouth was parched and I could feel the grime and dirt stacked on me from the previous days. Had there been any water source in that barrier I would have been clean and not covered up in dirt and all kind of other things.
I could hear that I was getting closer to water and walked towards the sound.
Thank god I was right. There was water, a river to be exact but still, it can be considered just water.
I crouched down to first quench my thirst,drinking up the water to my hearts content till I felt satisfied enough to stop. I then saw my own face reflected in the water.
...
Is that what I looked like now?
I could'nt make sense of what I looked like since I had no recollection of seeing anything like this before. I couldn't put it into words nor describe it well enough to create a single sentence about my face. It didn't seem bad enough atleast?My new face looked quite nice even though I didn't know what was the criteria that I was comparing it to. Seing all of the dirt smeared on my face I decided to stop gawking at myself and wash up.
I got in to the river and scrubbed my skin till there was not even a speck of dirt and grime left.
My skin felt so much softer and cleaner now. I also felt cold so I got out before I could get sick. Couldn't risk it.
Wow,taking a bath felt nice. This body is not as bad as it seems.
I looked around for dry wood and leafs. To start a fire and to also warm myself back up after cleaning myself up in the river.
Gurgle gurgle~
It seemed like my needs were multiplying by the minute. I just couldn't catch a break could I.
Sigh...
I looked around for some berries and found a few edible ones. Going back,I started a fire and I laid down a big leaf to the ground and sat down on it. Eating the berries until I felt pretty satisfied and full.
It was still noon even though I did all these things and walked around for quite a lot of time.
Looking back,I really was busy with looking around. I am quite curious to what I can look up to in the future or where I can travel to understand the world more. I hope I can find answers to my questions.
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Hello everyone.
I'am sorry I kinda procrastinated writing but I had a really big exam and have been laying around lazily for a bit after I took it.
I will publish new chapters weekly from now on.
I'am sorry if its not as great and enjoyable to read.
This is my first time writing a novel so please bear with me.
Thank you for reading♡