October October

October and her Dad live in the wild woods. They sleep in the house that was built by Dad.
They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and the stars like best friends.
Until the year October turns eleven. That’s the year October rescues a baby owl.
It’s the year Dad falls out of the biggest tree and goes to hospital.
The year the woman who calls herself October's mother comes back.
The year everything changes ……