I know I should be updating chapter 11 from my other story buuuuut... Haha!
I did made it! Alright! But its still needed a bit of work. Good thing is I have made all my projects! Yay...
Bad thing is my weekend is kind of tight? Like I'm busy all day since my school is insisting us to participate in a celebration of the school and something like that. AND we kind of got suspended for... *Ahemvandalism* but it wasn't our fault I swear. I mean it kind of is though? I don't know. All I know really was that we needed to paint a portrait on a canvas for our project in arts and a lot of us in our room was an idiot I guess (I was actually one of them) we were responsible for painting the walls on our building like a rainbow and our teacher got freaking mad and he said we'll get a three day suspension if we don't either clean it or paint it back to the way it was... Yeah...
Ahem! So aside from all that, I made this story just this Tuesday when I remembered a story that I saw in YouTube. Yeah this story is not mine and I'm just retelling it but I did however made some parts of my own. I'm actually just retelling the parts that I can still remember though. Last time I saw this was like last February? I guess? I don't know I can't remember it that much.
Anyway! I hope every one can enjoy this little thing that I did. Constructive criticism is highly appreciated. I kinda need a bit of feedback about the things I do so that I can improve them as much as I can. I am still a newbie at this and there's a lot of things I still need to learn you know.
Arrrrghhh! Why are you still reading this anyway?! Just read the story! Don't concentrate here... On with the story.
Little Poppy
Chapter 1
He walked alone through the dense forest. Even though there were many dry leaves on the floor, every step he took made no sound.
He had a job to do. A job that he's not very much proud of. An epidemic has spread throughout the land bringing everyone into a horrible sickness to death. And one of his patients is just close by.
In less than a couple of minutes he finally arrived to his destination. Well, more specifically, he could see his destination from afar. He saw a little girl, playing through the leaves and flowers as she sang a little tune to herself and sat between two graves. She was alone. He walked up to her and asked "little one, where are your parents?"
"Mmm" she only muttered as she furrowed her brow. But it was enough to tell him that she didn't quite understand "Oh... yes" he said distractedly "I have forgotten"
"What's your name?" Once filled with sadness, she now asked full of enthusiasm. He thought of it queer to such a little girl asking his name. By now she should have been very much afraid like the rest of the people he visited but she only showed the innocence and curiosity of a mere child. "I have no name but many call me 'Death'" he replied but the little girl looked as if she didn't understand it at all. Typical of course, for a child.
"Can I call you Branch?" Confused by her way of trying to know a stranger, he couldn't do anything but to comply. "If you like" she then took out a poppy flower from her pile and gave it to him. Still confused he asked her "And what's that for?"
"Its for you" she said as she held out the flower. A small simple little flower.
"For me?" she nodded and raised it up to him. Now called 'Branch' he knelt down and took it away from her and said "Thank you" He placed the flower under his cloak that disintegrated within a second. The poor little girl then coughed and hugged her tummy as her mouth trickled with blood. He now remembered he has a job to do and lifted his scythe to strike the girl but... He couldn't bring himself to do it. Not like this. 'Perhaps I'm getting old' he thought to himself.
He didn't knew he still had a heart inside him and it ached to see her suffer. It has been a very long time since he felt feelings. Drifted by sympathy to the child he asked her "Would you like to be my helper, little one?"
"Can I?"
"If you would like. But first you have to close your eyes" Curios and excited, she then closed her eyes. This part he didn't like so much but the long list was not to be altered. Branch took out his scythe that he hid from behind him and raised it. After he strapped his blade to his back again. He offered his hand to her and she took it happily. She still had life but only as a spirit. It was one of the processes that he needed to do bring her to The Divide. He could break just one of his rules this time. But only this time. Since he is quite lonely and it couldn't hurt to have friend for a while. Surely no one would fault him with that.
"Our next stop isn't quite that far, I believe someone is having a bad day" She nodded excitedly. Of course she didn't know she was already dead but let us not destroy her mood, after all she is just a little girl. Then they were off to Deaths new destination. As they walked Branch asked her "What's your name?"
"Poppy"
