Nothing has happened… because nothing needs to happen, I think to myself. I already have found a place to belong. The Dark Forest. I’ve found friends. I’ve helped others. I’ve discovered my true potential. I’ve found a lovely place to live. I don’t need anything else. I don’t want to leave to a distant land. I’m going to stay here. The wishing tree doesn’t grant you a wish… it makes you realise that you already have it all. That you’ve already achieved your goal.

I brush away a tear, and smile for the first time in hours. A real smile, one that stretched from one side of my face to the other.

I already had a place to belong. The Dark Forest. And I was going to stay.

Written by Hazel Emory Antler.
Cover by Hazel Emory Antler.
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Inspiration by The Wild Robot!