Burdens - Chapter 50: Close
Chapter 50: Close The passing of the days had been relatively uneventful. Roger had not seen much of Mary and the skunk had not requested anymore meetings. The change of location for their study session was nice, he thought, but after reviewing the...
Burdens - Chapter 49: Positive
Chapter 49: Positive Hunter was still not present, so Roger figured that he was still at practice. In reality, his meeting with the teacher did not actually take very long, so it made sense to him. He wandered off toward the small stadium that they...
Burdens - Chapter 48: Warnings
Chapter 48: Warnings "What developments?" Roger asked. He had been called into his teacher's office to retrieve a study guide, but now he was forced into a dialogue of which he knew not the purpose. "Ah, well, some such developments, not so much in,...
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 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 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 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 43: Warmth
Chapter 43: Warmth The wolf had gone that night. Roger had been left alone in his room, as he usually was. It was still not time to head to sleep, but he still began to drift off anyhow. He set an alarm for when he knew his parents, or at least one...
Burdens - Chapter 42: Danger
Chapter 42: Danger Night began to fall upon them. It crept, it ran, it was too quick and slow for Roger. He wanted the day to be over, just so he could see the results of the events of the day, but he did not want the wolf to leave. Perhaps he even...
Burdens - Chapter 41: The Haze
Chapter 41: The Haze There sat Roger, in his room. Were he asked to describe the journey back from school, he would not have been capable. He could hardly remember much of it, if any of it ever did allow itself the chance to collect. He was beside...
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 39: Calm
Chapter 39: Calm It was dark outside. The night was still; even the air was stagnant. Was it just calm weather, or would a storm follow? Roger had been lying beside Hunter. He had not fallen asleep, and convinced himself that even if he wanted to, he...