Instead of walking to Washington State, Heidi walked to the nearest town and caught a bus from city to city until she hit a bump in the road in Wallace, Idaho. Her usual buses would arrive in one city and Heidi would have a few minutes before her next bus arrives to take her to her next destination but for a change, she would have to wait until the next afternoon for her bus to arrive and take her to Seattle and then she'd take another bus to Olympia and take yet another bus to Forks then eventually find her way to La Push from there, she hadn't fully planned out how she would get from Forks to La Push but she was sure that she'd think of something when she arrived.

Heidi had checked herself into a cheap motel and finally changed out of the same clothes she'd worn for almost a week straight and have a well needed shower and a good night's sleep. She turned on the TV to a random channel to end the silence as she removed her clothes and walked into the bathroom.

After her shower, Heidi lay on the mat covering her bed and stared up at the white ceiling above her, allowing herself to finally relax and think about what her parents would be doing at that moment – would they be looking for her? Or had they forgotten her already? Heidi didn't like to think of those things, they would just end up making herself upset and nobody would be there to console her.

Sitting up on her bed, Heidi's eyes glanced towards her shoes; knowing she'd need another pair due to wearing them for so long, standing in puddles and walking in them for an extended number of time but she knew that she didn't have enough money to spend. Out of the $300 she had at the beginning of her journey, she only had around $50 left and that needed to last her until she arrived in La Push so she was stuck with her broken shoes until further notice.

After eating a small packet of cookies she had bought at a bus station in Montana, Heidi finally turned off her TV and closed her blinds to sleep peacefully for the first time in a week. She dreamed of the calm blue sea and the warm blue skies, she dreamed of the summertime and how beautiful it always was in Wisconsin. There was no pain, no sadness in her dream world; just the earth beneath her feet and the endless skies above her, and everything was peaceful for the first time in what seemed like forever.

Heidi's alarm woke her up almost an hour before her bus was scheduled to arrive, just to make sure that she was ready for when it did come. After her shower; Heidi got dressed into a simple t-shirt with a plaid shirt over the top, a pair of denim shorts with tights underneath before slipping her feet into her boots. She looked around the room one last time before gathering her belongings and walked down to reception to hand back her key and give them thanks for letting her stay at such short notice.

Stepping into the sunlight, Heidi instantly regretted not bringing sunglasses with her as she used her hand to shield the sun from her face while she walked through the busy town towards the bus station.

Admittedly, Heidi rather liked the busy streets of the towns and cities she went through on her journey. They made her feel invisible instead of being stared at while she was in her hometown; she knew that she would miss the big cities once she returned home – if she did return home, that is. She could completely lose herself in the chaos of the busy streets, and she loved the feeling of nobody staring at her – she was just a girl in a town, walking down the street and that was all she was.

After catching her bus, it took almost six hours to get to Seattle and after changing buses, it took another hour to get to Olympia where she changed buses once again and that took another two hours just to get to Forks. But as much as Heidi wanted to book a hotel, she knew she couldn't afford to spend the night in one – even the cheapest of places was over budget. Instead, she decided to roam the quiet streets and take everything in.

Admittedly, Heidi had bought a disposable camera in Wisconsin and took pictures of almost everything. Most of her photos would've been of sign posts of where she had been on her journey, just to remind her of how far she had come. Once everything would be over, Heidi decided to find the nearest photography store and develop the photos.

After wondering around the streets for a few hours, Heidi sat down on a bench and decided the best thing to do was at least try to get some rest. She didn't fully realize how tired she was until almost as soon as she lay down on the bench, she was asleep.

Heidi awoke several hours later when she felt light rain fall on her face, causing the brunette to groan as she stretched out her limbs from her position on the now slightly damp bench. Heidi grabbed her belongings and placed her hood over her head and quickly walked towards the nearest general store to buy a large water bottle, some snacks and a map of Forks and La Push; keeping an eye on how much she was spending the entire time, making sure that she would have some money left over.

After paying, Heidi followed the map towards the station to catch a train to La Push. The entire ride, Heidi's eyes were fixed on the beauty of the world outside the window and took many pictures, but always being careful not to use up all the space.

When the train stopped in La Push, Heidi's nerves began to settle inside the pit of her stomach and she wished they would leave her alone. She was finally here; her journey of 1,918 miles, across six states, over the course of eleven days had finally come to an end – and here she was; ready to remove whatever curse that had been placed upon her.

She walked off the train, her eyes were focused completely on her map and she didn't see the group of boys walking in the opposite direction until she bumped into one of them, causing her to drop her belongings as she fell backwards. Pulling off her headphones, she quickly gathered her things. "Goodness, I am so sorry! This was completely my fault."

As she stood back up, Heidi's bright green eyes met with the boy's dark eyes, her heart skipped a beat inside her chest and rapidly accelerating as each second past. The pair didn't say a word to each other, but they were definitely having a telepathic conversation going on. They didn't fully come back to reality until his two friends pulled him away from her, muttering an excuse as they moved on.

Heidi frowned a little before looking back once towards the boys before walking off in the opposite direction, placing her headphones back on her head as she continued to walk, following the map towards her destination; the Quileute Indian Reservation.

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It took almost two hours for her to walk to the reservation, and after getting directions to where she would find the leader of the tribe from a local store owner. The anxiety began rising inside Heidi's stomach again, causing her hands to shake slightly with nerves. It took a little time to be able to breathe normally, before she had the courage to knock on the door.

A man with long black hair answered the door, giving Heidi a sceptical look as his eyes narrowed a little. Probably thinking Heidi was a lost hiker or a girl scout, trying to sell cookies. "Can I help you?"

Heidi took a deep and shaky breath before she began speaking. "My name is Heidi Warrington, I heard about the legends of your tribe and I was wondering if you could help me, you're the only people I could turn to."

"What seems to be the problem?"

"I think... I think I might be a Sabnuhn."

The man's eyes looked as if they were about to pop out of his skull, before he looked around behind Heidi and quickly ushered her inside his home, closing the door firmly behind her. He brought her towards his couch before bringing out a large and old book from the shelf and frantically opened it to a certain page. "Take off your gloves," he said, his eyes moving from Heidi's face to the book every few seconds.

Heidi slowly slid her bag off her back and placed the map on the table in front of her, freezing at her gloves. "I can't – when I take them off, someone dies."

The man looked at Heidi again, bringing out a pair of gardening gloves from a pocket while keeping the book in one hand. "I need to see what we're dealing with here; I need you to take your gloves off so I can properly examine your hands."

Heidi sighed before eventually slowly removing her gloves and watched the man place the book down before placing the gloves on to look at her hands, gently holding them as if they were made of glass and would break into a million tiny pieces at any given moment.

The room was silent for a while as he looked at her hands, stopping every once in a while to look at the book but halted completely once he got to a certain part, his whole demeanour changing within an instant. "There's nothing I can do, I'm sorry. It's too far gone."

Heidi slowly nodded as she stood back up; taking her gloves off the table as she quietly excused herself, placing her gloves back on as she left the house. She started out walking but it soon turned into a jog, then to a run and finally to a sprint. She ran through the empty woods, tears streaming down her cheeks as branches tugged at her hair and clothes; none of those things bothering her has she ran, she just needed to get away from everyone and everything.

She kept on running until she came sliding to a halt at seeing a cliff edge ahead of her, she slowly made her way towards the edge, stopping mere millimetres away from the edge. Her thoughts were only of the things she had done to others in her life; her parents thought of her as a freak, her older sister died at her hands, she had nothing left to truly live for.

Heidi stood on the edge of the cliff, gripping her rosary tightly as she looked down at the vicious waves beneath her. Do I really want to do this? She kept asking herself over and over until she closed her eyes and took a shaky breath. Yes, I want to do this. She gently pressed a kiss to her rosary as she prepared her last words.

"Our Father who art in heaven

Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us,

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

and the power, and the glory,

for ever and ever

Amen."

She looked up at the sky one last time before turning her back towards the waves and slowly fell backwards, towards the freezing cold water and her death.