Rose

I've been on my own since I was little. I lost my family to the Simion flu. I live in the red woods. I have been there for years staying away from humans and apes. Until one day I was seen by 2 young apes by a river.

The one who had caught my attention had bright blue eyes. I was scared so I ran from them. Not long after I ran I had found a human male. He did not see me thank goodness. But what caught my attention was what was in his hand. He held a gun pointing it at the two apes I had seen earlier.

The man was going to shoot them. But I saved them I took the bullet without a thought. I would have never thought my life would change from that action but it did