** Palette's P.O.V **

"What's wrong with all of you?"

I could feel tears brimming my eyes sockets as I stared at them for an answer. Tired of all of this, I ran. I ran towards my only escape, I could hear them screaming out my name but I didn't listen. Tears blurred my vision as I aimlessly ran through the crowd of people. Seeing a forest nearby, I ran for it, I didn't care if I get lost. I just wanted to spend quality time with them but they only wanted to see me suffer. I bet Goth was behind all of this. Shaking my head, I passed several acres of only wood and plants. I just wanted to hide, I just wanted to die.

I kept running and running until I couldn't see the flashing lights and the music anymore. I could still hear it so I kept on running, not caring if I run out of air. I just wanted to hide somewhere, somewhere that no one could find me, I didn't care if they come looking for me only to find out that in dead. Tears were blocking my vision, all I could see was just wood and greenery blurred out with some whites here and there.

I tripped several times, hurting myself in the process but I didn't care. I just wanna slowly die, I could feel burning in my throat, blood gushing out and piling onto the forest floor. I puked out my guts, wiping off the rest of the blood off of my sweater sleeve. I continued to run and run. I didn't have the heart to stop, running aimlessly, dumbfounded.

I just don't want to exist anymore.

I stopped running, falling onto my knees, crying. Bawling my eyes out, and that moment, I knew.

They all knew I had the disease.

This was their plan all along, to make me break. To make me suffer, they knew that moving too much will only stimulate the growth. I sobbed and sobbed. Screaming on every occasion that I had the opportunity to.

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It was getting evidently dark but I kept going and going. I don't know why but I don't feel sane anymore. I just feel like I should die quickly and get this over with. But fate seems to toy with my emotions, letting me live for a few hours.

Well I can't wait for those few hours to end.

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I don't think I can keep this up, I've been wandering around aimlessly. Staring at the moon while doing so. All I could hear is silence, crickets, owls and even birds singing a lullaby. The bird's lullaby lulled me into a deep sleep.

The next morning.

The sunlight directed at my face was painful, it felt like you've been forced to wake up because you need to face reality therefore leaving your fantasy. I blocked the sun's bright ray with my arm. I sat up, trying to remember how to get out of here but I just remembered...

I wanted to die.

It doesn't seem to be so important anymore. I kept on wandering around. Taking in the beautiful scenery around me. Basking in the sun's rays makes me wanna live for a few more hours before I die a peaceful death. I passed by a river, crossing it using a log that feel down across it. The sun's rays softly hitting my bony skin. It was beautiful thing to see before I could die peacefully.

Thinking back, I knew it was childish to leave without them explaining it to me. It wouldn't end up like this but, I made a decision. And that decision leads a path where there's no turning back. I sighed, trying to distract myself with the beauty. I slowly climbed one of the trees, I could see that there was acre after acre of woodland. I couldn't even see the city or the fair.

Damn, did I really run that far?

It sounds unlikely of me to run that far, I have really short legs. Was I just too fast? I don't know, but it's a start. I shook my train of thought as I listen to nature's sounds. I have come across a field of tall grass, it only reached my waistline which was good. I frolick across to slip deeper and deeper into the forest. It was starting to be more of willow trees than just normal oak trees that I come across. I saw a lone willow tree that seemed to have dust surrounding it.

I was confused, how'd dust get here?

They look like monster remains. I step closer into the willow tree only to see a human corpse lying against the tree. I look around.

Maybe this place is where I'd die too.

I sat next to the corpse, staring at her features. I wonder if she died because of the disease as well. Sighing, I decided to walk around a bit before I actually die.