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It was this constant hollowness inside me, this hole that would never be filled until I found her

My mate

She was out there somewhere, but for all I knew, she could’ve been on a different continent

I felt distant, detached I was getting older, h I felt like I was being pushed back, further and further until I’d never catch up

I continued on the trail through the woods that o We didn’t need hiking paths, not when our bears tra they were ht of the future, of our mates and children, of family walks and picnics

And all of my brothers had that now

All of them but me

I lifted ht over ht where the hole here there was this painful reminder All I wanted was to find my mate, to feel my happiness All I wanted was that realization that I wasn’t actually alone in life

I shoved h et rid of soression and frustration

I liked leisurely walking as a hu the sun wars I appreciated, that I didn’t take for granted

I was at the edge of our property, the lake not too far froht now The path had since ended,the rocky, uneven forest terrain

It was another ten- closer to the lake I inhaled deeply, s the scent of the fish in the water, the birds up in the trees

I heard the sound of aI didn’t knohy I followed that noise, stopped and looked at where I saw theoff to the side, an area where the trees obscuredwater in that direction I et a better look at who he spoke to, not sure why I gave a fuck

I should’ve kept walking,I saas the fall of da I felt was how my heart lurched intoward the shore, laughing as the man continued to splash her

The sound of her voice was the sweetest thing I’d ever heard