Snippet #1697489

Jinx and Jack were cuddled up in a tree just a couple of feet away from Pyrite. They sat nervously, unsure what to do or what to feel in this situation. Freedom wasn't at all what they planned it to be. They were outside, yes, but something about being stuck in the middle of a canyon was wrong. Was this the they were going to live? What about the other people in the world? Would they live in isolation forever? Isolation. No, it didn't matter if they lived here forever. As long as they had each other it didn't matter. Nothing mattered.

"I'm hungry," Jinx murmured, resting her head on her brother's shoulder. "I want to go home." Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. Her brother quickly wiped them away.

"We have no home right now, Sis," he replied softly and wrapped his arms around her to comfort her.

She allowed herself to be pulled into his embrace. She sniffed quietly before more tears trickled down her cheeks. "Why us, Jack?" she asked in a shaky voice. "Why us? What did we do to deserve this?"

"Nothing. They're just mean people."

"I want to go home, Jack."

"We have no home, Jinx."