into the woods. I kept running and running, and running, and I kept running until… until…” she explained while trying to control her breathing. Luna looked over towards where the girl fell into the river earlier with remorse.
“Until you couldn’t run anymore,” she said softly, turning back to the little girl as the child nodded and closed her eyes.
“They ate my family, they ate my family, they ate my family…” the girl whimpered while holding onto Luna. The butterfly monster held her gently and looked to Falla with a saddened expression.
“We can’t leave her like this, she’s all alone,” she pleaded.
“What are we supposed to do, adopt her? Luna, look at us , she doesn’t belong here with us, we’re not exactly the right babysitters for her,” Falla argued while gesturing to her wings.
“But look at her, she’s frightened to death and all alone, we can’t just abandon her,” Luna said looking to the young child.
“Luna, put her down, we have to go,” Falla urged.
“No, we have to do something for her,” Luna pleaded while holding the child closer.
“You saved her from drowning, you’ve done more than enough,” Falla argued.
“Stop being so cruel, we can’t leave her out here like this and you know it,” Luna shot back with a flustered expression.
“We can’t be seen with a human child and you know it!” Falla shouted out. She then jumped with a small gasp and looked to the young girl as did Luna. The blind girl looked towards the sound of Falla’s voice then to where she thought Luna was.
“Human child?” she asked quietly.
“Oh crap,” Falla said worriedly.
“Um…” Luna said nervously. Falla glanced to her then to the child.
“Luna, let her go, we need to leave, now,” she said quickly.
“What do you mean ‘human child’?” the young girl asked softly.
“Um… well…” Luna stuttered, fearful of how the girl would take the truth.
“Let’s go, Luna, right now,” Falla repeated urgently.
The young girl slowly lifted her hands up to Luna’s cheeks, the butterfly girl showing a nervous expression.
“I… we… well… um…” Luna stuttered. Slowly the young girl moved her hands up along Luna’s head before Luna grabbed and held them in place.
“Please don’t be scared, I’m not going to hurt you,” Luna pleaded softly. The child showed a nervous expression as Luna gently let her hands go, the young girl then slowly moving her hands up to the top of Luna’s head, where they came in contact with her antennae. The child gasped as she felt the insect appendages on the monster’s head and trembled in fear.
“You… you’re a monster!” the girl said with surprise.
“Please, I promise I’m not going to hurt you, don’t scream or cry, please don’t cry! I just wanted to help you; I didn’t want you to get hurt or to drown! I just wanted to help! Please don’t cry, don’t cry, little girl! Just… just please don’t start crying!” Luna cried out before she started sobbing uncontrollably. The child showed a worried expression then slowly moved her hands back down to Luna’s face, touching the cheeks and mouth to get a picture of the sorrowful expression on the butterfly monster’s face. She could hear Luna crying, and could feel the facial movements showing the monster’s remorseful frown.
“I just wanted to help you; I didn’t want you to get hurt or to drown. I’m sorry, please don’t scream at me! I’m not a bad monster, I’m not!” Luna wept with tears forming in her eyes.
“Are you crying?” the child asked softly. Luna whimpered and nodded, with the child feeling the monster’s tears on her hands.
“You’re… you’re sad?” the young girl asked.
“I’m sorry, I don’t want to scare you, I just wanted to help you. You were going to drown in the river, so I flew over and lifted you up. I just wanted to help,” Luna whimpered. The child just stared at her with a stunned gaze while slowly moving her
“Until you couldn’t run anymore,” she said softly, turning back to the little girl as the child nodded and closed her eyes.
“They ate my family, they ate my family, they ate my family…” the girl whimpered while holding onto Luna. The butterfly monster held her gently and looked to Falla with a saddened expression.
“We can’t leave her like this, she’s all alone,” she pleaded.
“What are we supposed to do, adopt her? Luna, look at us , she doesn’t belong here with us, we’re not exactly the right babysitters for her,” Falla argued while gesturing to her wings.
“But look at her, she’s frightened to death and all alone, we can’t just abandon her,” Luna said looking to the young child.
“Luna, put her down, we have to go,” Falla urged.
“No, we have to do something for her,” Luna pleaded while holding the child closer.
“You saved her from drowning, you’ve done more than enough,” Falla argued.
“Stop being so cruel, we can’t leave her out here like this and you know it,” Luna shot back with a flustered expression.
“We can’t be seen with a human child and you know it!” Falla shouted out. She then jumped with a small gasp and looked to the young girl as did Luna. The blind girl looked towards the sound of Falla’s voice then to where she thought Luna was.
“Human child?” she asked quietly.
“Oh crap,” Falla said worriedly.
“Um…” Luna said nervously. Falla glanced to her then to the child.
“Luna, let her go, we need to leave, now,” she said quickly.
“What do you mean ‘human child’?” the young girl asked softly.
“Um… well…” Luna stuttered, fearful of how the girl would take the truth.
“Let’s go, Luna, right now,” Falla repeated urgently.
The young girl slowly lifted her hands up to Luna’s cheeks, the butterfly girl showing a nervous expression.
“I… we… well… um…” Luna stuttered. Slowly the young girl moved her hands up along Luna’s head before Luna grabbed and held them in place.
“Please don’t be scared, I’m not going to hurt you,” Luna pleaded softly. The child showed a nervous expression as Luna gently let her hands go, the young girl then slowly moving her hands up to the top of Luna’s head, where they came in contact with her antennae. The child gasped as she felt the insect appendages on the monster’s head and trembled in fear.
“You… you’re a monster!” the girl said with surprise.
“Please, I promise I’m not going to hurt you, don’t scream or cry, please don’t cry! I just wanted to help you; I didn’t want you to get hurt or to drown! I just wanted to help! Please don’t cry, don’t cry, little girl! Just… just please don’t start crying!” Luna cried out before she started sobbing uncontrollably. The child showed a worried expression then slowly moved her hands back down to Luna’s face, touching the cheeks and mouth to get a picture of the sorrowful expression on the butterfly monster’s face. She could hear Luna crying, and could feel the facial movements showing the monster’s remorseful frown.
“I just wanted to help you; I didn’t want you to get hurt or to drown. I’m sorry, please don’t scream at me! I’m not a bad monster, I’m not!” Luna wept with tears forming in her eyes.
“Are you crying?” the child asked softly. Luna whimpered and nodded, with the child feeling the monster’s tears on her hands.
“You’re… you’re sad?” the young girl asked.
“I’m sorry, I don’t want to scare you, I just wanted to help you. You were going to drown in the river, so I flew over and lifted you up. I just wanted to help,” Luna whimpered. The child just stared at her with a stunned gaze while slowly moving her
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