diamond in the rough

Brother? No, that's impossible, I don't have any. 

Cousin? None that I heard of...

Julchen was losing her mind. There was this man not too far from her sight. He had short, unruly hair that was of the same shade as hers. Their eyes, almost the same, with hers having hints of blue than just a simple red. They could very well just both be albinos, but she felt drawn to the man and their undeniable similarity. 

Her steps were small and had a 1 step forward, 2 backward pattern. As much as she wanted to approach the man bluntly, what was she suppose to say? 'Don't you find it strange you look like me?' or 'Hi, are we by chance related?'

She remained silent, already used to looking composed despite being a mental mess. But apparently not composed enough; said man was now looking directly looking at her, obviously aware that she's been following him around.

It was raining that day. Julchen had to lead the 2 dogs she was asked to train inside. She just washed them earlier, best not to make them muddy, she thought to herself as Allan and Reg followed her inside. There in her small workplace, she gave the two dogs food and water to keep them busy. Today, she was suppose to take them back to their owners after a nice stroll. The rain made sure that wasn’t going to happen.

She sighed and sat down on her office chair, spinning slightly to the right to face a busy bulletin board. Pictures of all sorts of animals were there. Next week, she’s going to discipline a very violent dog. The parents advised to ‘let go’ of the dog since he was too aggressive, but their child refused and insisted he can still change. Now it all falls to her hands whether or not she can turn the violent mutt into a well behaved pet. 

It was early in the afternoon when Julchen decided to take her cat Robin for a walk. The grey fluffy, mackerel tabby cat always liked long walks, and with a loving owner such as Julchen? He always got what he wanted. "Ro... don't go that way, stay close." She reminded the leashless cat as they reached the borders of the city. Just a small walk away was the church. Some more, and there was that Castle she's never been to. And further along the path, a hill that led up to Easthaven. Julchen stared along the path, knowing all too well something prevented certain people from going to that strange town. Someday for sure...