Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3293219-20141003213306/@comment-5583506-20141008191424

Further up the road there was another cottage just as the old woman had said, though the roof had collapsed and moss had started to cover what was left of the rotten wood. It almost looked as if the cottage had grown up from the forest itself.

But there was no denying it. This was her home... This was Pond Cottage. She even recognised the pond at the backside of the old ruin, though it looked alot more like a lake now.

She stuck her head inside the entrance of the building. "Mom?! Dad?!" she called out, getting more anxious by every minute.

But there was no response. The building itself was empty. The floorboards were all gone and a family of rabbit had dug a hole at the center of where the kitchen used to be. Spiders had weaved webs all over the place. There was not a single piece of furniture left, save for a broken armchair, but even that one looked unfamiliar.

"I... I don't understand?" she said and could feel how she began to breathe more heavily. "I have only been gone for three years. How can it look like this after only three years? How? I need to... I need..."

She felt dizzy and sat down by the entrance to catch her breath. "I can't... I can't breathe..."