My Oath

Today’s post is going to be different. I decided to write up a short story. Maybe I’ll continue writing stuff like this in the future along with my other types of posts. I hope you enjoy it.

It was easy to watch the woman from my perch in the tree. As I looked through her window, I could see her putting the finishing touches on her freshly curled hair. Soon she would dab some makeup on her wrists to cover up the bruises, and shortly after that, it would be my time to act.

I first saw the woman one summer night a few years ago. We were on a road winding through the forest and at that late hour the only light sources came from the moon and from the headlights of the car she was driving. As the car sped closer, the headlights grew bigger and brighter, until they were almost blinding. And that’s when the accident happened.

She swerved. She lost control. She crashed. Several branches of the tree she hit broke off due to the intensity of the impact. Shards of the glass from the no longer lit headlights were all over the ground. The tree was broken. The car was totaled. And the woman? Miraculously, she was alright.

Ever since the night of the accident, I stayed close to the woman. I followed her to work and spied on her through a window. I followed her to the gym, I followed her on her girls’ nights, I followed her home where I could continue to peer through her window. She never knew I was there, but I knew her whole life.

I looked through the window again. She was finished covering her bruises with makeup. I heard the sound of a car pulling into the driveway. The woman’s husband was home. It was time for me to take action. After all, I was the reason she swerved that night. She swerved to save me, a lowly, little squirrel. She saved my life, so I made myself an oath that one day I would save hers.

If you’re intrigued by this post and looking forward to what I’ll write about in the future, you can expect a new post every Saturday. Also, if you feel inclined, feel free to leave a comment below about what you think. Thanks for all your support and I hope you’ll come back next week. Stay Amazing!