The scent of the forest fills the air, the sound of rushing water from the nearby brook,

and the song of the birds in the trees. I have my eyes closed, as to better feel the world around
me, my instincts will warn me of danger, the wolf inside me helps clear my thoughts. I go back,
to a time before phantom dies, to a time before I found the gym, to a time when I was 5. I was in
a forest, the same one I am currently in, but at a different time. I follow the map in my mind, the
road back to home. And I see the two-story, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house, now in ruins. I walk
to what would’ve been my room, and remember the shadows, the monsters, that made me burn
down the house, that caused all of my pain and torment. My friends offered to help me rebuild it,
but I had a better idea. I sped up the rotting process, the wood, glass, metal, all burned and
decayed, returning all of the remains of my childhood.