It was just another day in Millcreek, sun shining, birds singing, bees buzzing, and the faint sound of the waterfall can be heard, a man by the name of 'Dante' arose from his slumber inside of his house, he did what he normally does in the morning, which was; Get dressed, eat, brush teeth, and go outside. From living on the land for many years, Dante knows everything there is to know about the area, but something didn't feel right. There was a strange sensation going through his body, as if something great were to happen. He just figured it was nothing but the idea of another beautiful day. Dante did his daily chores earlier than usual and decided since it was a nice day, he'd go for a swim in the pond where the waterfall was. Along his small journey to the pond, Dante saw some of the area's wildlife, amazed by how gorgeous it was, the walk felt shorter than ever. When he finally reached the pond, he removed some of his clothing and waddled into the water. When he was about up to his knees in water, he saw a person laying on the shore, he yelled to them to try and get their attention, but to no avail. He began to get worried and walked over to the strange person. He gave them a good look and saw that it was a woman, but there were no signs of breathing. As soon as he noticed this, he got to his knees right beside the woman and put his ear to her chest to find no heartbeat. Her body was still warm, so that meant that there was still hope! He quickly put his lips to hers to begin exhaling in her mouth, after every exhale, he pushed on her chest with a good amount of force. There were still no signs of life... Frantic now, Dante began trying harder, taking deeper breathes, pushing harder. When it seemed like all hope was lost, the woman gasped for air and water was shot out if her mouth. Scared and confused, the woman looked at Dante and asked, "What happened..?" Dante told her to relax and come with him to his home where she may stay for awhile so he may keep an eye on her. The woman agreed and said her name was Lora.
When they finally reach the house, Dante gave Lora some clothing to change into, she was thankful and changed into them. Curious, Dante asked her what she was doing way out here. Lora opened her mouth to say something, but she stopped and thought for a second. After moments of thinking, she finally said that she couldn't remember. Startled by this, Dante told her to sleep in one of the beds in his home to see if she could remember after she awakens. She agreed and went straight off to bed.
The next morning, she still couldn't remember, so Dante said that he would take care of her for as long as she couldn't remember and that she was welcome in his home. She thanked him gratefully and they began talking to each other, they learned a lot about each other before they realized that it was almost 5. Dante thought to himself for awhile and realized that he was beginning to fall in love with this woman.
Weeks go by and as they learn more about each other, they fell farther for each other. Finally, Lora regains her memory and reports this to Dante, they are both overjoyed. Lora says that there is one thing to think about. Dante, curious now, asked her what it was and she said that she had a home and family. Dante is at a loss of words and asked if she was going back to her home.
She just smiled and said, "I am home."
~For Jordan