2018

The sunlight was balancing off the yellow paint of the school wall and was reflecting back into the atmosphere. The grass had that small flacks of water on them and dripped off as the blade of grass could not hold it no longer. A gentle breeze was slowly flowing, just enough to move the crisp brown autem leaves along the sidewalk. The wind picked up now and then and moved everything slightly. The wind was able to move a small soccer ball that had rolled away from its owner in a constant circle. It rolled back to its owner and tilted onto his leg. The owner was a young boy, Preston, he was actually a young snow globe, to be precise. A thin tear rolled down his cheek, onto his dusted, tattered soccer uniform. He made a small sniffle and rubbed his eye with is bruised arm. He was constantly looking down at the floor and slowly swinging his legs, only to let the soccer ball roll back the lean on him once more. Getting annoyed he pushed it away with his leg, with more force. He took and deep breath in and let it out to show his longing for peace. The sun was evened out on he forehead and shined with a spark. As he was still looking down, the balance of the sun disappeared and he was in a large shade of some sort. He looked up at the thing that was blocking him from the comforting warmth of the sun. There stood a girl looking down on him, She was a young fox. She wore a lime green T-shirt and had a pink skirt under it, and in her hands, was the ball Preston pushed away.

"Hi!"

The girl said with an enlightening smile. Preston looked back down at the floor as if nothing happened. The girl felt sorry for him and Placed the ball next to him. She sat down next to him on the stone wall with a thud. She looked up and down at Preston with worried eyes.

"Um, I guess you're not the talking type of kid...well nether am I...hello?"

Said the Girl who was trying to get the attention of Preston. Preston just sat there and was not responding. The Girl was getting impatient and started to grow angry. Her eyes squinted when he was still trying her patient. She stood up with a stomp. He face turned a dark shade of red.

"FINE! DON'T TALK, I'M ONLY TRYING TO HELP!" The angry girl shouted as she stormed of, kicking the ball in to the near by bushes. As she began to walk away a soft voice came from behind her.

"Wait...*sniffs* I didn't mean to ignore you...I'm just...". Preston stopped mid-sentence and looked back down to the ground once more. The girl turned backed round towards the upset snow globe. She walked back to him and sat back down next to him. Preston wiped his eye once more and continued to sniffle. She look at him and saw him starting to rub his arm. Her worriedness grow a little more. A look back to the place where she kicked the ball. She slid down from the wall and ran of to the bush. The little girl skimmed the bushes and found the ball she kicked. She grabbed it and ran back towards Preston. Placing the ball down next to him once more, she ran behind him to the school wall, where a first day box was hanging. She clicked open the box and grabbed a cardboard box. Closing the box behind her, she ran back over to Preston and jumped back onto the wall to sit down. Preston looked down to the cardboard box she was opening to see when she had. His curiosity was fulfilled when she pulled out a band-aid. A small tear welled up as the girl placed the sticky band-aid on his bruised arm. He wiped his eye once more. After she stuck the band-aid on she looked up at Preston and smiled. Her smile comforted him and made him feel a little less sad.

"I hope that makes you feel better" The little girl said in a peaceful voice.

Preston rubbed the bandaged up arm that the girl fixed up. There was an aquard silence. The girl dicided to break it and said,

"My names Lilly, What your name, kid..."

Preston looked up at her and whispered,

"P...P...Preston"

"I saw you out there on the field playing...and I also saw you get beat up out there just because you missed the goal..." Lilly said as she listed what she saw.

Preston relpied,

"Yer, they don't really like me much on the team, I don't even what to play soccer, Kids in class forced my...I gess they just want to see me fail and make fun of me"

Lilly eyes lowered as he broke the news to her. Her mouth opened to add an answer to his story, but she was interrupted when a large shadow swerved over them. She looked up to see the mountain that mooned over them. It was a large kid. His face was a pale shade of cream and had bed hair. Preston sunk down into his neck a bit when the man-child started a long hard stare down. He was wearing a soccer uniform like Preston, but it clearly was to small for him. Preston looked like he was about to wet himself. The behemoth of a boy smirked and growed at Preston,

"Well, well, well, what do we have here, a small perfetic shop ornament" He then chuckled, as if he said something smart.

"Please, Tom, leave me alone, Haven't I had enough today at soccer practice" Preston replied, Whilst he looked down at Toms feet.

"Nope" Tom smiled. Tom leant over and grabbed Prestons Head. He slowly lifted him up, til he was level with his own face. Preston let out a quiet wine, That only Lilly could hear. The bully lifted his other hand and turn a flat palm, to a round fist. Tom showed his toothy grin and smiled,

"You better have life insurance because you're gonna need it!"

Tom raced his fist towards Prestons face. Preston squinted, ready for the blow. His fist was speeding in but he stopped when he heard a yell towards him. There, when Toms hand was inches away from Prestons face, stood Lilly, Standing proud. She pointed at him and shouted,

"You get away from him and put him down..." She then put her fists up and continued, "...Or else I will beat the living out of you, with my fists, Angry Righty and Crazy Lefty" She then started moving back and forth, as if she was about pummel him in a fight.

"Please kid, you couldn't take me down, now go play with your dollies while I punch this fool" Her smirked. Preston went back into self-defence mode. Tom was about to go for another punch, But Lilly ran towards him and started slapping his body, whilst repeating,

"Let him go, Let him go, Let him go!"

Tom had enough, He shouted,

"Buzz off, you parasight!" and pushed her to the floor. She landed right on her arm. As she struggled up, she looked up at the boy holding Preston. Preston looked back on the little girl who Tom pushed away. He began to grow angry.

"You...you...how could you push a little girl!" Preston said with a huff.

"Please, what are you gonna do to stop me from pushing a little girl" Tom replied.

"This!" Just as he finished his sentence he opened his mouth and bit Tom on the hand that was cradling him on his head. Tom eyes opened. In a second, Tom Let his grip go to see the bite and Preston was sent falling to the floor. He landed on the gravel with a thud. The bully looked at his hand to see the mark. He shook it so the pain would go away. He looked down at Preston who was still on the floor and stood over him.

"You little!..." Toms spat whilst his face was red with anger. His breathing went deeper and deeper. He lent down to pick up Preston again, when a small voice came from behind him. He turned around to see Lilly, holding the ball that Preston had.

"Leave him alone butt face!" she commanded. She speeded towards him and from the speed she gained she lent back and throw the ball into Toms fat face. The Ball bounced off his face and back into Lillys hand. The impact from the ball made Tom fall back in the gravel. His head wacked into the stone sidewalk. He began to stand back up, shaking. He glimpse at Lilly, who was now towering over him. She squinted her eyes and told him,

"If you ever hurt Preston again, I will hurt you, do you understand?"

Tom know she wasn't lying. He stood back up on his hind legs and said,

"Who I won't hurt him...today. I may not come for him tomorrow or the next day, but some day, I will be back for him, when you're not around" He dusted himself down and walked away from the sign that was just created. Lilly dropped the ball and rushed over to Preston to aid him.

"Preston are you ok?" She asked as she lent on him to check for any bruised. He began to rub his head and replied,

"Yer, I'm fine, my head hurts thought"

Lilly grabbed his head and pulled it towards her, so she could examine his head. She smoved her hand over his glass dome, to check for cracks. She couldn't feel nothing, till she ran she her hand over the side. She twisted his head to the right for a better look and she saw it, a crack on the side.

"Oh no, You got a crack, what should we do" She expelled. Preston rubbed head where the crack was, he then told her,

"You worry too much, and don't worry, it's only small and Snow globes can get cracks and survive. It'll be like a birth mark. It's when our heads smash entirely, we... well you know"

"Oh" She replied. She then continued "Well as long as your alright...I'll get another band-aid, for it"

Preston smiled. Lilly saw that smile and smiled back,

Preston told once more"Don't worry, I'll be..." he stopped. He looked up at another dark shadow overlapping them. Lilly was facing backwards. She breathed out and asked,

"Is it that bully again?"

"No...worce" He replied.

"How can it get worse" Lilly remarked. She Turned around to see what had Preston so freaked. She looked up to see the person, over to where Tom did it once before. There above the two 8 year olds, was a snow globe, who wore a pink Beret on her dome with a matching dress. A white and gray scarf blow in the wind as she gazed down at them. Preston gulped. He then muttered with a small laugh,

"He, he, Hey mom"

Her cold glassy stare continued. She mostly focus on Lilly. The snow filled globe, opened her mouth and said,

"Preston, What are you doing here with...that?" With add emphasise on the 'that'.

"Well, something happened and Lil-" He started, but was in interrupted, when a loud Blue car pulled up outside the School, where they stood. Its door swung open. A Fox stepped out. The Fox was a female fox, She wore a light purple vest with long sleeve, which was tucked under a pair of light blue geans. She walked over to the group of people. The older Snow globes eyes darted over to her. She turned around to face her, she then said with a sarcastic quip,

"Well, well, well, look who we have here, Roxie fox. I thought you moved out of town"

"I thought you moved to Evelyn, That's why I stayed, oh, by the way, Hows your husband, Still angry as always" Roxie asked, as her voice got angrier.

"He's fine, hows yours, still working in new york or has he finally got his head out of the clouds and come back" She replied as she crossed her arms.

Roxie followed and did so too. She began to walk past Evelyn and strate to Lilly. She shunted Evelyn as she did and said,

"He's back, but at least he's not working for your by the book, hubby anymore, now if you don't mind, I'm here to pick up my daughter"

Roxie reached for Lillys arm and grabbed it. She tugged her back towards the car.

"Mom, let go" Lilly requested and she resisted to go with her.

"Lilly we are going, now!" Roxie commanded. She continued to Pull her arm.

Evelyn turned towards Preston and leaned down to him, she stroked his head and found the crack. She gasp.

"Preston, Did that mean girl do this to you, will don't worry, you won't be seeing that pest again, now come on, Dads making dinner" She told as she tugged on his arm aswell.

Roxie and Lilly got to the car and she was still resisting. Roxie lent down and picked up Lilly, placed her in the back of the car and did up her seatbelts. Evelyn did the same to Preston on the other side of the parking lot of the school. At the same time, they both got in to their separate cars and started the ignition.

Roxie drove away from the school and didn't say a word. Lilly was about to say something, but kept her mouth shut. Roxie Broke the silence and said in a calm voice,

"Don't worry sweetheart, I know you didn't do anything to him, and if you did he probably provoked you, so you had every right. but just in case, I think its best is we move you to another school for a while, you could stay with granddad in Chicago. I think it's for the best"

Lilly looked down at her lap and know she couldn't say anything to change her mind. She moved her glance from her lap to the window and saw Preston in the back of his car. They made eye contact and Lilly waved goodbye. They both wondered if they would see each other again. They probably won't, But then again...