Stands Up

The brown leaf starts to crumble in Lily's grip. This wasn't the first time I've seen something like this. Whenever Lily touch a plant, it will always wither. I want to ask her why every single time, but whenever I want to, it always felt like if it's not a good time to ask her. I want to ask her right now too, but..

"..."

I somehow can feel Lily's emotions. It felt sad. And then-

*Drip*

Tear starts to form from my eyes. I didn't even realize I was crying. Lily look up to me, and her mouth slightly open. I'm trying to wipe my tears away, then a big gush of wind come through from my window, and blow some foliages inside my room. I just stood there, and watch some leaf fell to the floor. I look up to Lily, and the leaf on Lily's grip. The leaf looks more dry, and crumble even more, Lily just watch the leaf on her grip silently. I wipe the last tears on my cheek, and walk up towards Lily. I'm in front of Lily, and she didn't look up and face me, she is still watching the leaf on her grip. I look back at the leaf, and the top of the leaf starts to turn into ashes. I look back at Lily, and-

*slip*

Lily let go of the leaf. I stretch out my hand, and-

*Grip*

Hug Lily.

And, Lily.... hug me back... She never hug me back before. I'm a little surprised, I hold her tightly, and say...

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"I want to say thank you again to her..."

Erin squeeze both if her arms, and she has become fired up again to find Lily.

"..I won't forget how she has done so much for me.."

Erin stands up bravely, and ignore a part of her that is scared, and want to go home. Erin motivates herself to find Lily, and now she has become more confident, and brave. Erin lift her head, and want to face the mannequin that is in front of her, but-

"?! What?!"

The mannequin is gone. Erin looks around, and finds nothing. Erin wants to find Lily, but she is not desperate like she is before. Erin took a deep breath, and starts to think of something. Erin change her ways to think. Erin has always been sympathetic these times, and now she wants to think logically, and use her intuition.

After some thinking-

"(...Wait!)"

Erin remember something important.

"Saver!"

Erin remember Saver's word.

'..I Will Get You Out..'

"(It's worth a shot, I have nothing to lose...!)"

Erin yell out Saver's name again.

"SAVER!"

Much more louder this time.

Erin doesn't want her hopelessness get the best of her, so Erin starts to walk around in this place with keeping her eyes peeled to her surroundings.

*KAAAAK*

"?!"

Suddenly, Erin hear something screeching.

"..Sounds like a bird..?"

Erin run towards where the sound is coming from with looking around the place.

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Erin finds something unpleasant.

It's a dead raven.