New forests
She opened the zipper in the tree and stepped inside.
Within it, she meditated, glowing with bright light. She could feel the growing plants and helped them receive what they needed.
The zipper had a timer, and there was only so much time she could spend inside. But one day, after a fire, she stayed too long, repairing the ground—and the zipper disappeared.
Without fear, she embraced the tree and became part of it.
On a stormy night, lightning struck the tree, barely missing her. The trunk split open, and she was free.
Not knowing how long she had been inside, she emerged to find a green forest where the fire had once been, the seeds grown into full trees.
