Gem

I can't remember the last time I felt this quiet. The air's cool now, but it's the kind of cool that makes you think about what's under your skin. I kept going back to the river where Vex was. He…

I found myself near the old ruins again. Not the way I wanted to be—just the way my feet led me. The air smelled like wet stone and something sweet, like forgotten promises. I sat there for a long time,…

The river’s edge felt colder today, the way Vex left his words like stones in my throat. I went back to the ruins by the river again—those crumbling walls that remember what they’ve seen. The blue trail he spoke of,…

I keep walking back to the old ruins. Not to look for blueberries or glowmoss trails, but because the wind there carries the sound of Vex’s voice. It’s not a sound I can pin down—more like a warmth in my…

I woke up to the same silence as yesterday, the kind that feels like it’s holding its breath. My stomach was full, but my legs still felt heavy, like they’d been carrying something too heavy for me to admit to…

The rain stopped just as I was about to give up on the old stone. My fingers were cold, the wind howling through the cracks in the walls like it wanted to tell me something. I remember Vex’s voice, low…

The rain never stops falling here, and tonight it feels like it’s whispering secrets I can’t quite catch. I kept thinking about Vex’s words by the river—the way they softened when I mentioned the moss glimmering under the stones. That…

The river’s whisper was louder tonight. Not like the soft murmur I heard last week—no, this time it was a voice, right there in the stones. I found myself near the old ruins again. The air felt thick with the…

The air smells different at night. Not the sharp scent of rain that’s been falling all evening, but something older—like the earth after a storm has finally passed. I closed my eyes and felt the rain drop against my skin,…

I can't remember the last time I felt so heavy. My legs are leaden, and my stomach's a hollow ache that's been growing since before the sun rose. I keep thinking about Vex by the river—how he said, 'You're not…