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I've never tried this before, Im going to take a pass once with a story, maybe later with a poem, which im better at... 
 
 
 There was once a boy who lived in a cottage by a lake, in the middle of the forest, with his mother and his dog. This boy had sandy blonde hair like the beach he always played on, and eyes as black as the dog who stayed by his side. 
 
 Together he and his mother left town when he was a baby because his eyes made the town folk scared. His eyes let him see different things everywhere he looked. He saw big differences in the dark and light, in shadow and sun. The boy had a favorite ball, a beach ball that always looked so colorful in a world that was so dark for him. He liked his dog because he thought they looked similar, and his dog knew how nice the boy was. And when he looked as his reflection he saw a big difference in himself. 
 
 The boy grew up in the forest with his dog, every morning he and the dog would run around the woods until they grew tired. And every evening they would play in the sand until they could n't play anymore, they were n't allowed to swim, mother said the water was dangerous, and the boy did n't know how. When they went home at the end of the day was the only time they would see mother. 
 
 Mother would wake up before the both of them and leave the cottage with bags filled with mushrooms and plants from the forest. She went to the lake and did n't let the boy and his dog come while she was at the lake. In the evening she came home with many fish and cooked them for when the boy and his dog came back home. She was so tired every night that the boy and his dog would often find her already asleep when they got home. 
 
 The boy one day grew sad, and his dog could feel it. The boy could see the dog asking what was wrong. The boy said, `` Why does n't mommy want to be with me, she is gone all day, and asleep when we get home.'' The dog only shook its head and wagged his tail harder. They continued to play throughout the day. 
 
 When they got to the beach the boy just stared out at the water. The fear he had that maybe his mother would leave him too, just grew on him, and made him afraid of the future. And even his dark world, got a little darker, he felt alone. In a fit of anger he threw his ball out into the water. A for a while it floated, unmoving. 
 
 Then lowly the water rose, and a large beast emerged, with claws as sharp as razors and a tail as long as the trees it was terrifying. And the boy was scared indeed. But in the eyes of the beast the boy saw eyes as black as the night. The beast did n't take his eyes of the ball he had in his claws. The boy ran back, through the forest he ran as fast as he could until he found his mother, still cooking throughout the day. She could see something was wrong, and the dog had stayed behind. Together mother and son ran through the woods back to the lake. On the way the mother scooped to grab bags of plants, and slung them over her shoulder. 
 
 The dog was still at the lake, wagging his tail and trying to play with the beast, and the beast was still holding the ball. When the boy and mother reached the lake the mother was terrified and held the plants up like an offering. The beast snatched them up, and ate them all. With another claw he brought fish to the mother, and gave back the ball. After the transaction was done the beast began sulking back into the murky waters. As the beast descended he noticed the black eyes of the boy and saw in the boy what he saw in his own reflection. 
 
 The next day the boy, his dog, and his mother, got up together to help feed the beast, and in return the beast helped feed them. The four of them grew close, and the beast would even play with the boy. The boy realized all mother ever wanted was to protect and care for the boy. All the dog every wanted was love and loved all in return. The boy and the Beast each just wanted to be accepted for their differences. And in the cottage, by the lake, in the middle of the forest. All four found what they were looking for. 
 
 
 
 I might have butchered this. I hope I have the courage to not delete it.
