It was 3:00am. Three days after getting back home.

You’d been trying for hours to fall asleep, going as far as to lay on the floor since the bed felt weird after a year in the woods.

Just as you were about to drift off, there was a soft knock on the door. You knew who it was.

Because you were aware of Nat’s home life, you’d asked your parents to let her stay with you. Since you’d gone missing for over a year, they gave you anything you wanted and allowed it. She’d been sleeping in the room across the hall, but in reality neither of you were adjusting back as well as you’d hoped.

You stood up and quietly opened the door, finding her standing there. She looked nervous and uncomfortable…just like you felt.

“Can I come in?”