Burdens - Chapter 65: In the Cafe
Chapter 65: In the Cafe They had taken their leave of the park. It no longer seemed appropriate to stay there when the air hung heavy. Not very many words passed between them. They made their way to a place where they could eat, hoping that at least...
Burdens - Chapter 47: Wasted Time
Chapter 47: Wasted Time It was another day. It felt that way, time and time again, it would just pass along, and it seemed like there was no halt to the ever accelerating cycle. There it was, the light that shone through and brightened his room. He...
Burdens - Chapter 37: Study
Chapter 37: Study The day proceeded normally. Roger had merely attended the classes in body, but his mind was elsewhere. It was fine, he believed. He knew all of the material. He needed not listen to all the lectures on things he already knew about....
Burdens - Chapter 56: Predict
Chapter 56: Predict Mary was the first to initiate conversation. She greeted them, introduced her friends, as well as herself formally. She informed them of the movie they were to watch, which confirmed Roger's prediction. It gave him the chance to...
Burdens - Chapter 44: Muffled
Chapter 44: Muffled The morning came. Roger woke, but he had to exert an effort to get himself out of bed. Something did not feel right to him as far as his body was concerned, as if the onset of an illness, though he lacked any other symptoms aside...
Burdens - Chapter 70: Day Off
Chapter 70: Day Off The knock on the door came as a surprise, but it was not out of the ordinary. Packages being delivered was not something that should come across as abnormal, and it was about that time. He did not hear a mail truck, however. Was it...
Burdens - Chapter 45: Clear
Chapter 45: Clear It was the end of the school day. The only respite in the chaotic day was the time Roger spent with Hunter. There was clarity in their interaction. It was as if the fog was blown away when he was near the wolf now. Prior instances...
Burdens - Chapter 46: The Future
Chapter 46: The Future Another day had come and gone. Night had fallen on the two. Was the silence a wasted day, or was it wasted when the day was busy? Roger could not decide. He had become comfortable. He thought, maybe comfortable was not correct....
Burdens - Chapter 40: Ripples in the Pond
Chapter 40: Ripples in the Pond They day had gone and a new one had arrived. The fox woke up at the same time as he normally did and he was grateful for it. He did not like to lose precious hours of sleep. He attributed it to the anxiety he felt in...
Burdens - Chapter 35: Interrogation
Chapter 35: Interrogation It was dawn. The sun had risen and the light shone through the windows. It would normally had woken the fox, but he was already awake. He paced back and forth in his room. He was ready to leave. He had woken an hour prior...
Burdens - Chapter 137: Results
Chapter 137: Results School finally ended, as Roger had been waiting for. The students created a pile near the door, all trying to leave at the same time, as was the norm. The fox sat in his seat, waiting for them to clear out. He stared at his phone,...
Burdens - Chapter 76: Necessity
Chapter 76: Necessity With redoubled effort, the two studied throughout the night. The school day ended up being normal for the most part, but it seemed that the wolf had lost much of his enthusiasm for school. Instead, it seemed as if he were merely...