"Hey...kiddo?"

David speaks in a soft and warm tone to the girl laying sound asleep, she looks so small...helpless.

David loved being alone, I mean that's the whole reason he even moved to a cicluded hill away from civilisation. His only human contact is when John- the towns merchant- comes to pick up the crops he made and the wood he cut. But one night when a young girl came to his door drenched in rain and with nowhere else to go as she escaped a sex ring, something spurred in him. He needed to keep her safe and secluded with him, it became his only goal in life, he was undeniably in love with her.

He let her live with him. Something he never thought he would do, but having her around was nice. She had been with him with a few months now, all he knew was these months were the best months in his 38 years of living. He never let her do anything that could cause her harm like chopping wood with him, no. That was far too dangerous for a small girl like her, she could barely hold the axe. She was better looking after the animals, despite the big age difference he was completely obsessed with the girl.

She became his only sanctuary.