Awake

In the treehouse, Lola is stretching her muscles. It's been a while since she stopped training. Her muscles felt tight and she is not feeling as flexible. But she began to train with a wooden sword she carved from a thick branch using the kitchen knife. After three hours of swinging in the air and stabbing her nonexistent opponent, she began to feel like her old self. After her practice, she bathed quickly and changed her clothes into a set of tight breeches and a shirt that belongs to Lucas. She folded the shirt and tied a knot with the gathered fabric on her right side. A hint of her mid-rift is showing.

Lola felt confident and strong. She decided to test how far she can go before this bangle would force her to stop.

'I cannot sit in this house and do nothing. I need to do something, anything ' she thought.

She walked downstairs with confidence and began to walk in the direction of the river, which is in the opposite direction of the village. To her surprise, no matter how far s