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The sun shone bright in the sky. Trent lay motionless, in the forest, his t-shirt with a hand print on it, completely soaked in sweat. Trent had been running for hours, looking for a place with food and water. He was nowhere near civilization for food, and he couldn't find a pond or stream in sight. Vultures came by, circling Trent in the sky, then they landed near him, getting ready to make him their next snack.
The vultures were interrupted by two people charging toward them, while flailing their arms around. One was really chubby with yellow hair, and the other one had tan skin with short dark brown hair.
"How are there vultures, here?" The teen with tan skin asked. "We're in Canada! Not Africa!" The chubby one just shrugged, then gasped, looking over at the little boy.
The chubby one kneeled down, and said, "Aw oh. Hey, Noah, come over here. I think the little guy's still alive."
Noah looked at it with a gross expression, then walked over to him. He kneeled down beside the chubby guy, and the little boy. Then, Noah took his hand and lifted up one of Trent's eyelids, to see that his pupil and iris were still there, and not at the back of his head.
"Yep. He's still alive." Noah said, getting up, and brushing his hands on his pants. "Now come on, Owen, let's go." He said, walking away from the boy.
"Wait. Aren't we going to help him?" Owen asked.
Noah stopped. "Owen, he's a kid. He'll just be another mouth to feed."
Owen looked at Trent, and said, "But look at him. He's so cute and all alone. Please?"
Noah turned around and said, "No." Then walked farther away.
Owen tried thinking of more excuses for them to keep the little kid, then said, "What if we don't help him, and the kid dies? And there's a police search, and they ask us, if we helped him, and we said no. They might charge us for not helping him. They might think that we starved him."
Noah stopped. He wasn't an idiot. He knew that none of that would happen. But Owen did have a point. Sure, Noah didn't want to have to take care of a little kid, but he also didn't want the boy to suffer and die.
Noah sighed, and said, "Ok. We can keep him. Owen pick up the kid, and come on. We need to get this kid in the shade." Noah walked away, while Owen did what he was told and walked behind him.
Soon enough, Noah, Owen, and Trent were all at a little pond. Owen had set Trent down by the edge of the water, while Noah splashed some water in his face. Trent instantly woke up, from the coldness of the water. He opened his eyes to see a fat man in a big, white shirt with a blue maple leaf on the front of it, and another guy with a red sweater vest, with a blue shirt under it, with a white, long sleeve shirt under the blue shirt. The man with the red sweater vest leaned in toward him, and asked, "Are you okay, kid?"
Trent looked down, sad, and said, "I'm fine." Then got up and started to walk away.
Owen and Noah both got up, while Noah asked, "Where are you going?"
"Nowhere." Was all the kid answered.
Owen and Noah looked at each other, then Noah whispered, "Wow. He looks blue."
Owen looked at him, bewildered. "What are you talking about? He's not a smurf."
"I mean he's depressed." Noah said, glaring at Owen.
"Oh." Owen said, then they both walked beside Trent, stopping him.
Noah looked at Trent, "So, where you from?"
"Who cares?" Trent said, sadly. "I can't go back."
"Why?" Owen asked, curiously.
"I did something terrible. But I really don't want to talk about it." Trent said, full of gloom.
Noah sighed in relief. "Thank, God."
Owen glared at Noah, then said to Trent, "Is there anything we can do?"
"Not unless you can change the past." Trent said to the fat man.
Owen smiled, then said, "Noah has a saying about the past. Oh, what was it? Oh, yeah! You have to put your behind in the past." He said, proudly, while a confused Trent looked at him.
"No, no. You've got it all wrong." Noah said, then looked at the boy. "Kid? The saying is 'You have to put your past behind you'. If you don't, then you'll die a sad, old man."
Trent still looked confused, then said, "Really? That's not what I was taught."
"Then it's time to put you back in school. Now repeat after me." Noah said to Trent. "Hakuna Matata."
"What?" Trent asked.
"Hakuna Matata. It means 'No worries.'" Owen said. Then for some reason, they both broke into song with the saying. Noah started.
Hakuna Matata
What a wonderful phrase
Then Owen sang.
Hakuna Matata
Ain't no passing craze
Noah sang again, walking in front of Trent and Owen, both of them soon following.
It means 'No worries'
For the rest of your days
Then they both sang, as they led Trent to a rock to sit down on.
It's our problem free
Philosophy
Then Noah sang the last verse.
Hakuna Matata
"Hakuna Matata?" Trent asked.
Owen nodded, "Yep. It's our motto."
"What's a motto?" Trent asked them.
"Nothing, what's the motto with you." Owen said, slapping his knee, while laughing hysterically.
Noah glared at him, then said, "Really? That's the best you could come up with? " Owen shrugged. "Look this motto will help you with any problem. Take Owen's for example." Then Noah sang.
When he was a young, big guy
Then Owen sang, louder, and more like an opera singer.
When I was a young, big guy
"Very nice." Noah said, cleaning his ear with his finger.
"Thanks." Owen said, while Noah sang.
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the whole forest after every meal
Owen sang the rest.
I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
Owen sang to the sky like a gospel singer, while Noah sang in the background.
And oh, the shame
He was ashamed
Thought of changin' my name
Oh! What's in a name?
And I got downhearted
How did ya feel?
Every time that I-
Owen got interrupted, by Noah slapping his mouth shut, and saying, "Owen! Not in front of the kid?"
"Oh, sorry." Owen said, embarrassed. Trent looked confused again. Then they both sang together in chorus as they swung around on tree branches.
Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata, ain't no passing craze
Forgetting all about his troubles, Trent started to sing.
It means 'No worries'
For the rest of your days
Noah jumped down from the tree, ran to Trent, and put an arm around his neck, while saying; "Now you've got it!" Then they sang together in unison.
It's our problem free
Then Owen came crashing down from a tree, and sang. Trent and Noah smiled.
Philosophy
Then they all came together, and sang.
Hakuna Matata
Trent was then led to a beautiful hotel that looked abandoned. It had the view of a beautiful pool, in the backyard, and the view of the lake on the other side. Trent gasped, amazed.
"You live here?" Trent asked Noah and Owen.
Noah nodded. "Yep. But to tell you the truth, we live where ever we want."
"It's beautiful." Trent said.
They all walked into the hotel, while Owen burped, loudly. "Man I'm starving."
"Me too. What do you have here?" Trent asked, his stomach growling.
"Well, since, you're staying with us; you're going to have to eat like us." Noah said, walking over to the kitchen.
Trent stopped, then said, "Please tell, we won't have to eat bugs." His face full of disgust.
Noah stopped, and looked at him, "Ew. Gross. No, we have to eat whatever the chef gives us. It's usually disgusting, but you'll get used to it." He said, walking toward the fridge, and pulled out a bowl full of food. Trent looked at it full of disgust, as Noah set it on the table.
"What is it? Mashed potatoes?" Trent said, still looking at it.
Noah shrugged. "Nobody knows. But this one is kinda good. Here, try it." Noah said, then grabbing a spoon full of the food. He handed it to Trent.
Trent sighed, worried that he was gonna die in the process of eating it, then said, "Oh well. Hakuna Matata." Then he stuck the spoon in his mouth, chewed the food, and swallowed. Then he shrugged, smiling a little.
"Looks disgusting, but still satisfying." Trent said, while Owen and Noah looked at each other.
Twenty years later…
Owen and Noah still looked the same, maybe a little taller, but Trent was another story. Owen and Noah sang in melody, while walking around the pool.
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata!
Then Trent started to singing, looking much taller, his black hair longer.
It means 'No worries'
For the rest of your days
Then they all sang together.
It's our problem free
Philosophy
Trent sang the last verse.
Hakuna Matata!
Then Noah jumped off the diving board, making a small splash in the water. Following him was Trent, who had made a medium sized splash. After Trent, Owen jumped off the diving board and into the water, creating a tsunami. They all got out of the water to dry off, and then they walked back into the hotel, smiling happily.
I'm sorry for not updating yesterday! I had to work from 8:15-5:00, and then afterwards, my mom and I went to a baseball game, that had a double hitter, because from where I'm from, it rained on Monday night, so they had to cancel that game, and play it on Tuesday. So I didn't get home around 10:30-11:00 p.m. So I'm really sorry about that! And if you didn't notice, the hotel that they're living in, it's Plaza Des Losers ((in the show)). But anyway, the next chapter will come tomorrow or later today. And please review!
