The Meadow
The sun beams down on a long grassed meadow. The red and yellow flowers dotted around in a beautiful disorganised arrangement. The tress's sway in the summer breeze as the meadow dance's to the beat of the wind. The blue sky is as blue as the ocean not a cloud in sight. All is quiet till a young dark brown eyed little girl bursts through the long grass.
"I'm going to get you" A boy shouts from behind her.
The young girl's long dark brown hair fly's behind her in the wind as she runs as fast as she can, as the boy chases her through the meadow.
"No! You're not!" the girl calls back to him.
The boy picks up his speed determined to catch her and as he dose he tackles her to the floor. He stands grinning from ear to ear. The girl looks up at him from the floor irritation written all over her face.
"I King Henry, You peasant girl" He pronounces proudly, pointing down at her.
She stands wiping her dress clean crossing her arms pouting petulantly at him.
"I'm going home" she mumbles stropping as she storms off.
"It's only because you lost" He says, running around her to stop her.
"You're always being horrid to me" she snaps.
"No ... I'm always nice to you" he says, screwing his face up at her.
She groans in irritation and thumps him on the chest.
"Ouch! That hurt" He whines, rubbing is chest.
They stop and scowl at each other dark brown eyes meeting hazel. The young boy lets out a loud and long sigh, rolling his eyes.
"I'm hungry can we go and find an apple tree"
"ANNABELLE!" a man shouts their eyes widen, fear in their eyes.
"Go Henry" she whispers.
With that he runs back through the grass. She turns looking up at a very tall man that blocks the sun light from her view "Have you been playing with that disgusting boy again?" The man snaps.
"No I ..." she mumbles.
And before she knows it he slaps her across the face. It's so hard it knocks her off her feet but she doesn't make a sound. She looks up at him like it didn't happen or she doesn't register the blow.
"If I find you with that boy I will beat you" he snarls.
He turns "Home Now!" he says walking.
She gets up and follows him. She turns her head and sees Henry peeping through the long grass.
"Bye" He mouths to her with a sad smile.
"Goodbye" She mouths back with a little wave.
Henry's P.O.V
My belly hurts because I am hungry but there's no food. I'm sitting outside the brothel its dark outside, I look up at the stars. One of my mother's once said that when people die. That's where their souls go, she said they shine forever in the sky. I don't want to go back into the brothel. I get scared sometime the men are not very nice and they hurt my mothers. I want Annabelle to come play but it to dark and her father doesn't like me. I don't understand why he doesn't like me maybe it's because my clothes are dirty. I don't know, I wish he did like me because, me and Annabelle could play all the time. I like Annabelle she's always so nice to me, she's my only friend. But I shall never tell her that because she's a girl and girls smell funny. My birthdays soon I'm going to be eight I'm older then Annabelle she six. So she does everything I tell her to do.
"What are you doing?" I hear someone ask coming from the side of me.
I turn and look up its Annabelle she's smiling down at me. She sits down next to me "Sitting here ... What are you doing? You shouldn't be out after dark" I say looking at her.
"My Mother said I could come and see you, she's gone to see my auntie Mary, but I have to stay here" she says smiling.
I shrug my shoulders "Are you coming to play tomorrow?" I ask.
"Yes ... But can we play far away because I don't want my farther to find us" She says with a sad smile.
I see a bruise on her bottom of her face. I reach up and gently run my dirty finger along the bruise.
"Oh ... I have something for you ..." she says, digging into her dress pocket.
"You Do...?" I ask hopefully.
She pulls her hand out her pocket and opens her hand. There are two pieces of bread I snatch them out her hand and start scoffing them. She watches shocked as I devour the bread I don't care I'm just too hungry.
"Henry what are you doing with Annabelle?" I hear John Fisher say I look up at him.
"She's my friend" I say.
"Your friends with a girl?" he says, screwing up his face.
"Yes!" I snap.
"You love Annabelle. You love Annabelle. You ..." That's it I pick up the nearest stone and throw is at him and it hits him on the knee.
"Ouch... I'm telling my mummy" He cries then runs off, me and Annabelle start laughing.
"Annabelle darling is time to go home" I hear a soft voice call, Annabelle's mothers stood looking over at us two. Her mother is much cleaner than mine she's soft, nice and beautiful. I watch Annabelle stand, her mother doesn't mind me playing with Annabelle. Sometimes she lets me have supper only when Annabelle's father's away.
Annabelle turns to look at me "Goodnight Henry" she says, softly.
"Goodnight Annabelle" I say back with a small smile.
Hello readers,
I'm a little nervous starting this. This has been my baby for the last 3 or 4 months there's 8 chapters so far but there will be lots more. I won't be putting this up everyday maybe once a week. I really hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing this.
I don't own Being Human I would love to hear what you think :)
Thank you for taking sometime in reading this.