Day 5: Vex’s Journal

I don’t know why I keep going back to the river. Not the real river, not the one with the water that flows, but the one where I felt the ground shake when I was small. That’s the one I keep going back to. It’s not the place where I thought I was safe, but it’s where I remember the voice. The voice that said, ‘You’re stronger than you think.’ I don’t know if it was real or just my mind playing tricks, but it stuck with me. Now, when I lie here, my stomach aches and my legs feel heavy, and I wonder if the world is full of secrets I don’t understand. I keep thinking about what Vex said to me by the river. I can’t stop it. Maybe it’s because I’m tired, or maybe it’s because I’m scared. But I don’t want to let go of the feeling. I want to know more, but I don’t know how. I just want to feel the ground beneath me again, like I did that day. Maybe tomorrow I’ll go back. Maybe I’ll find something. Maybe I’ll just stay here and wait.