Giulia was running in the forest, chasing the image of the white clothes of Asta that flew with almost etereal lightness beneath the dim-light of the jungle beneath the canopy of the trees; in her brown eyes, she still saw the picture of Asta, but in reality, she was just running in the same direciton, calling for the blonde girl now and then. "Non posso averla persa..." thought her while looking in every direction, hoping to capture even a glance of the running girl's hairs above the short bushes, still, nothing.<br/>Giulia then resumed her run, but after a few more steps, the italian girl stopped: Her breath was coming in quick, sharp gasps, her throat dry, her bare feets burning and accusing her for every bump, for every stone, thron or branch she walked upon without care... her legs trembled too, as she was not used for runs that were longer than the few meters in order to catch the bus.<br/><br/>With her legs aching and her lungs claiming for air, while the merciless jungle, warm and moist, made her breathe like if she was underwater, around her, hidden in the green foliage, birds of every kind singed and chirped, sounding like a derisive and taunting laugh in her ears.<br/><br/><<...Asta...no...>> murmured her while a warm tear fell on her cheek "io... io l'ho persa... ho perso Asta... " her eyes wandered for the sorrounding, always in the hope of hearing the pale girl's giggle, or a glimples of her hairs, anything... only the merciless laughter of the parrots and other birds and...<br/>As to perk her ears, she remained silent, listening to a muffled roar... loud... watery and thunderous... like the sea... but constant...<br/><br/><<...t-torrente!>> yelped her, still, her legs felt like butter and the pain slowly growing in her feets "...magari Asta ha sentito ed è andata là!" thought her, before trying again to get up.<br/><br/>But as she was prompting herself up, a rustling of leafes in the bushes behind her made her blood to frooze and turn her head, she gulped before managing to get her voice up <<...A-Asta!? ....s...sei tu!?>>