The Forest had rules.
They weren’t written down, but everyone followed them.
Respect others.
Share the light.
Heal quietly.Then Uno arrived.
Uno didn’t follow rules.
He rewrote them.
Lila had just started getting used to the quiet kindness of the Forest — the soft strength of MeMe, the silent watch of Tuffie, the slow healing from Tank…
But Uno was none of those things.
Uno was LOUD.
Uno didn’t walk — he bounced.
Uno didn’t ask — he declared.“THIS IS A NO SAD ZONE!” he shouted on Lila’s second visit.
“TANK, YOU’RE ON DEFENSE! RICKY, YOU’RE ON DISTRACTION! TUFFIE, GET THAT FLASHLIGHT!”
Lila stood frozen.
“What are we doing?” she asked.Uno grinned.
“Operation: Happiness Heist. You’re the target.”
Tank groaned.
JJ sighed.
MeMe just smiled and whispered, “Let him try.”And try, Uno did.
That day, Lila laughed harder than she had in months.
Uno chased Ricky into a tree stump.
Tank accidentally kicked a soccer ball into a squirrel’s nest.
Tuffie rolled her eyes, but her tail flicked with joy.It wasn’t perfect.
It wasn’t peaceful.But it was real.
And sometimes that’s what healing sounds like.
🎬 You’re Out!
Uno didn’t come to calm the Forest.
He came to shake it awake.And maybe, just maybe…
That’s exactly what Lila — and Tank — needed.
Follow The Forest to Listen