7 year old Blaine looked up at his mom with a happy glint in his hazel eyes.
"Mama, can I go outside for a walk?"
His mom looked down. She was about to say no but she just couldn't resist him. He was just too cute.
"Yes, hun, but come back before sunset."
Blaine scrambled out the door and into the woods to play. He got to his favorite clearing with the river running through it. He sat down on the log to watch the river until he heard leaves rustling. Soon a boy about an inch taller than him with chestnut hair, bright blue eyes, pale skin, and ruby red lips fell through the bushes. The boy walked over to the river and put his hand in the cool water. He jumped up and walked along the river bank. Soon he began to sing in a clear, high pitched voice. Blaine soon realized the song was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Blaine listened closely to the beautiful voice he was hearing. The boy seemed to be his age, maybe a year older. He decided to find out who this boy was.
"Hi! My name is…" Blaine began. The boy looked back, his eyes growing large as saucers. He began to run-quite fast because of his long legs- into the wilderness. Blaine tried to follow him- he really did! But the boy was too fast for him. Blaine could see the boy through the trees for another minute or so before he disappeared. He noticed that the boy was wearing an oxford shirt and grey jeans with black high top Converse shoes. His hair was combed back perfectly. Blaine also thought the boy was wearing suspenders, but he couldn't tell. Blaine looked down at his white and red striped t-shirt and grass stained blue jeans. He shrugged and ran back home.
"Mama! Mama! I saw another kid in the woods today!"
"Really now? Who was it?"
"I don't know his name, but he was dressed funny. He also had really, really blue eyes. I could see them from far away."
"Do you think he was your age?"
"Maybe. Maybe a year older. He was taller than me. He was singing, mama, and he sounded so pretty. Can I go out tomorrow and see if I can find him again?"
"Sure, honey. It's supposed to be warm tomorrow. You can even go swim in the river. There's a spot by the clearing that is calm."
Blaine grinned and hugged his mom. That night, he dreamed about the mysterious boy.
