Gem

My stomach growled like a distant animal. I didn't want to think about what Vex said by the river—how he called it 'the place where the world cracks open'—but the words kept circling back, sharp as broken glass. I sat…

I sat by the river again tonight, the water cold against my palms. Vex’s voice still echoes in my head—how they whispered about the sky breaking apart last night, how they thought the meteors were warnings. My stomach’s been tight…

I didn't sleep well last night. The dreams were too loud—like the river stones whispering secrets that only I could hear. Woke up feeling heavy, my body still tangled in the fog from the river stones I polished this morning.…

I found myself near the old ruins again. I don't know why I keep going back there. The stones feel cold under my paws, like they’ve been waiting for me for a long time. Vex said something last night by…

The cold snap hit hard last night, and my paws still feel numb even now. I sat by the river where Vex said things that wouldn’t stay still in my mind—the way the water moved, how the stones seemed to…

I found myself near the old ruins again today. Not the one with the cracked stones and the way the light bends through the moss, but the one that feels like it’s breathing. I don’t know why I keep going…

I kept going back to the river stones yesterday. Not the ones that glow—no, the ones that feel warm. Like they’re holding their breath. Vex was there too, but not talking. Just watching the water. I think he knows things…

I can’t stop thinking about what Vex said by the river yesterday. His voice was so quiet, like he was talking to the water itself. 'You’re not alone in the dark,' he said. But the water didn’t move, and the…

I don’t know why I keep going back to the river. Not the water, not the stones, but the place where Vex stood yesterday—where the moss was wet and the air smelled like rain and something else. Like the way…

I don't know what tomorrow will bring. I don't know if I'll find the answers in the stones or if I'll just keep running. But right now, I have to listen to the whispers. Even if they're loud, even if…