ALEK After the talk we had Ahote stopped avoiding me. He would stick around when I would approach him, all to the dismay of his brother. I did, however, notice he was a lot quieter — he was shy. I had gotten better at being around him too. I tried not to stare for too long or come off too strong. Him admitting he was a little afraid of me still had me conflicted. A deep sigh left my lips as I shook my head and rolled to the side on my bed. I've been here for a while now. Things here seemed to repeat themselves on loop. Breakfast, garden, lunch, playtime with the children, dinner. Well, that was Ahote's schedule and I still followed him around like a baby fowl. The hunters left without me on their scheduled visit to the city. When I asked one of them told me that they coul