EMBER
"My legs hurt," I whined as we walked past the trees to find a good spot in the forest to rest before heading back home.
I could hear the sounds of laughter behind me, and I turned on my heels as I looked at the three boys winking right at me while trying to stop laughing.
"I'm going to hit you with this stick," I declared, as I brandished it in front of me.
Caleb rolled his eyes as he asked sweetly, "What did we do?"
"You are laughing at me, knowing fully well that I have been walking for so long. It’s not so easy to do all these, you know?" I whined.
"You are just being lazy," Tristen said softly.
I made a sign that I would hit him with the stick, and he rushed behind his brothers in fright, clearly not having it. I stamped my stick on the dry earth. The fact that they were
