Erica is an orphan. She was abandoned when she was six because her parents were taken to jail for something she doesn't remember. She is special, because she can communicate with nature
For days I journeyed forward, unsure where I was going. Forward. Forward. Forward. I had been walking through the forest I had grown up in for three days, the wind giving me directions, the trees giving me food and shade, the sun giving me life, light, heat, and a calendar. I knew the dreaded moment would come any minute now. I had never ventured this far before, and suddenly, it came. The thing called desert. It really was desert. Not a tree in sight. I kept going, until I stepped on the sand. At once, the wind stopped blowing. The light murmur of the trees in the back of my head stooped. I had done. I really had. The forest life was over. Hot, I thought. Hot. Hot. Too hot. So hot I could barely think. I looked behind me, and saw the motherly green of the forest. Then I looked forward, to the hot, beige sand. this was it. I could turn back and let everyone die, or I could go forward, and be brave. ''No'' I said. ''No!!!'' I shouted again, not caring who could here me. I walked forward, energizes by the feeling in my blood. This place had raised me, now it was time to return the favor.
For three more days, I walked, drinking the little water I had, and eating little lizards, but only when I was extremely starving. Then, I ran out of water, but I kept on going. Nothing could stop me, I thought. Then, I heard something. A sand storm. What was the wind doing??? I tried something I never had tried before. I tried to control it. Stop!!! My brain screamed. To my surprise, the wind slowed down a bit, but it would not stop. Then I felt something else. Someone was pushing my command away "Go'' I heard a voice say ''keep going'' The wind got stronger, and I ordered it to stop again, and again, and again. I was growing weaker with every second. In a last desperate effort, I gave all the energy I had left ''Stop!!!'' I screamed, my voice echoing in my mind. At last, I felt defeated, empty. Then, everything went dark.
