Posted at 2013-05-22 08:24:04 — Link
She sighed. "You shouldn't take anything for granted. How would you feel if something had happened to one of your classmate and you were mean to them last?" She looked down for a second. "From when I was a hatchling up to a couple days ago, I lived alone in a forest. I had no family, no friends, no one to talk to. I didn't even know how to speak until this morning. I was also hurt my leg so bad that now I walk with a limp. I never had medicines to heal me like you do now. But the forest creatures helped me to live, to help others. Without them, I wouldn't be here today. Without kindness, I wouldn't have survived the first month after I hatched. I also made a vow to help anyone or anything in need because of it. I thought I was a mistake, until a hunter found me. He brought me back here and now I feel like I haven't been forgotten." She had bowed her head at this point because remembering the pain of her wounds and thoughts, the freezing-cold of winter, and the memories became too much. "You live life only once. Live it to the best of your ability..."
Don't give up hope when it seems lost
I'm a mistake, yet I'm still here
Chase after what you believe
And make every second count.