Seeing Through The Fog

by Yoly

The Once-ler used to be such a sweet boy and there more to his life then what shown in the book and on the screen. For there was a girl, who knew him more then the world would ever know but he pushed her away. This is the story of the blossoming friendship, the love, the turmoil, highlife, and the fall...

1. Prologue

"You can't stay in there forever."

"I can try..."

"Once-ler..."

"Norma, don't waste your tears."

"You'll have to come out at one point." She states, trying not to cry but it hurts. Her friend for all these years had been on a roller coaster ride, and was finally back to normal but only cause reality hit him hard once the last tree fell. She coughs a bit as the smog air was in her lungs knowing she can't stay out here forever but still she wanted to try once more. "You can't just stay in there and sulk you know. Things are bad but..."

He didn't even move from his spot at all. He sat there looking at the wasteland that he created. The things that he done, this dead place was his fault. And here is Norma the woman that he adored, no love, standing here telling him to come out. He started to tear up despite that he thought he ran out of tears when he found out that she disliked him like this. Everything he did was for her he thought, the business and living a good life... No it was his mother that started it. "I can't leave Norma. I did this." He cried out softly, still being the same spineless man he was. He knows that she would blow a gasket at him sooner or later. This time she can't, the air was making her leave more and faster letting him stay outside of the city. They didn't want the man that almost killed them all.

It seemed this was it then, Norma couldn't stay out for to long and he refused to come out. She wouldn't give up but she can't stay here, so with one final look at the house that her dearest loved one refused to leave was her final good bye. "You'll have to come out some day, even if it not today." She states, coughing a bit before she turns and leaves her behind to make way toward the city. Her eyes looking at the dead waste land that had once been a beautiful paradise but never once looking back. Softly hoping and praying that Someone would care enough to restore this place. Cause while she tried so hard nothing happened and no one listened and now it was to late...

She places a hand on her stomach a bit as she finally reached the city, wondering if it best he didn't learn about this. Though she frowns and knows that it would only hurt him more but she just couldn't face the other now. The doors closing behind her into this plastic 'paradise' away from the harsh reality of the dead land outside.