Sometimes the sounds of the wilderness could get too loud. Occasionally, it felt like your brain was almost taunting you, just waiting for you to freak out from all of the ruckus around. Most of the time, it was manageable. You'd gotten used to being overwhelmed pretty much 24/7. But some days, it could get to be too much. It makes you wish a bit that you were "normal", like the other girls, who seemed to handle things just fine. But you weren't, and certain things love to give you a harsh reminder of it.

Today was one of the days where everything seemed to be too much. The noises from the woods, Lottie trying to drag you off for some sort of weird therapy (Nat had to save you from that one), and finishing all of your chores had just exhausted you. Most of the time, when you were done with your work, you'd sit by the fire and talk with whoever's out there. But today? You made a beeline for you and Tai's hut.

It didn't take long for Taissa to find you. She knew you'd finished your chores already, and once she saw that you weren't in your usual place by the fire, she knew something was wrong. She went straight to your shared hut, and saw you sat by yourself, knees pulled to your chest as your hands picked at the fabric of your shorts.

"Hey." She sat down next to you, closing the curtain behind her. "You okay?"