The first stars
of the evening twinkled in the orange sky, wispy clouds sailing
slowly on a warm summer breeze. The leaves on the trees all around
waved and danced, celebrating the coming of the warmest season.
Mandy, too, was excited for summer. The cold seasons were so lonely
in the forest now that she could survive it with her human form.
She’d considered venturing to a nearby town, but she didn’t know
much about people, or whether she’d be accepted among them. Her
antennae drooped in