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11:34 PM

Alice couldn't go back to sleep after that nightmare, and the disappearing pink in her hair bothered her too. She might as well start her day, though it probably wasn't going to be different than any other day.

She'd figured moving to a house out in the woods would be better because of the strange events happening to her, but it was quite lonely out here. The only friends she had were little animals that came to visit her for food. Until she could figure out what was going on with her, she'd have to tough it out here for now.

The weather was beautiful outside so she decided that after she got ready, she would go out on a little walk on the forest path to the cliff that overlooked a small, quiet beach.

She got up and washed her face, staring for a long while in the mirror. Why had her life turned out like this? There were other people with happy families, yet here she was, never having even felt a drop of affection. Her foster parents were too busy with their 13 other foster kids and the only time she really interacted with them was when they ate dinner. The other kids... they were alright, though she never really felt a connection with any of them.

She dried her face, brushed her teeth, got changed, and then left out the door, grabbing her portable easel on the way out. She needed some fresh air.

The walk to the forest was calm and peaceful. She smelt the flowers on the way, whistled with the birds, and eventually, when she reached the clearing, the set up her easel on the cliff and took in the view. It was simply breathtaking. She'd been here so many times, but it still amazed her every time. It was like her own little haven, where she could just forget about everything and paint. The sound of the waves crashing against the shore relaxed her, but something was different today. She could hear shouts and laughter from below.

She peeked over the cliff and saw tiny figures of people, playing some sort of game with a net... probably volleyball. She smiled excitedly at the sight of actual people; something she never saw often in the forest. She so wished she could go down there and play with them... but she was never good at sports... or anything athletic for that matter.