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Submitted to Contest #320
Growing up, my mom always found sanctuary in the woods. To her, the woods were peace. So much so, when mom bought her house, she made sure it backed up to a forest. Acres and acres of woods. She spent days wandering them, truly in her happy place. Years later when she found out she was carrying me, she walked into the heart of those woods and planted a Birch tree seed. Throughout the years, that tree grew just as I did, until it grew to be the biggest and brightest in the forest. From the moment my mom could, I got to go with her to see my t...
The sound of earth and leaves crunch beneath my feet as laughter nips at my heels. My breath is hard and fast, yet I keep running. My heartbeat is so loud I feel it in my ears. My sister and I love playing Hide and Seek in the forest by our house! Mom and dad used to take us when we were little but, now that I am 12, mom said I can take us by myself. We have to get home before the sun sets, and we have to watch out for each other. Those are the rules. Easy peasy! I have done it like a million times at this point, and nothing has ever gone wr...
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