Repeater woken up to the burning sensation of the sunlight shining against his face. He feebly opened his eyes, and yawned. It was not the time to sprawl out of bed, as he thought that it was still six in the morning. It was far from six o'clock, and he has a lot to do on a Saturday.
"9:10." he spoke in a slightly coarse voice. "Dang it..." He clenched his leaves under the blanket, and noticed the small puddle of drool on his blanket that had been wet for hours.
He sat up, and rubbed his eyes of the remaining drowsiness that he had. Once he felt like he had full power, he stood up from his bed to test his own assumption. It was not long until he noticed his roommate-slash-girlfriend was gone.
"Plantern?" He spoke out, then noticed a slip of paper on the surprisingly-clean and vacant bed on the other side of the room.
He grabbed the paper, and then had gotten more curious when the two bags that Plantern's stuff contained were gone in his eyesight. Repeater proceeded to examine the handwriting on the paper. It was Plantern's handwriting.
"Hey Repeater!
If you are reading this, by this time I have gone back to New Planter's City. Sorry if I did not have the thought of saying goodbye to you, cause one, you were falling asleep like a human fable, and two, my flight back to NPC was 4 in the morning. Yes, 4 in the morning. That's a bit early, eh? Well, I left by 3, and I wish I had the chance to say goodbye to you in person. Dr. Andy never gave me a clear date when I'll be going back to Suburbia. Worse, I might not go back to Suburbia. You guys made me feel home ever since I got here, and for your case, Repeater...made it unforgettable. Thank you for everything that you have done for me. On the lawn, and off the lawn. If there ever is a chance that I could visit you guys in Suburbia, I will definitely take it. But in reality, it might go down to ten percent. Maybe I might not. Well, you know, I have lots of family stuff to do, and my dad just decided to pull me off of lawn duty. Huh.
Just remember this Repeater, I love you all. Thank you for everything that you have done for me. And I love you too, Repeater. You're more than just my rear plant to me. I owe you my life. I would have never shone light in the dark if it weren't for you. Goodbye, Repeater. I'll miss you.
-Plantern"
Repeater became hugely awestruck as if he just finished reading a triple-A novel. Having his roommate, then friend, then girl-plant- no longer in his reach. Taking a moment to sit down on the bed and re-thinking his plan for today was a neat choice, but the thought of Plantern leaving quickly without him having the chance to say goodbye was something he can't avoid bearing. He would have been satisfied if he woke up early just for Plantern, and escorting her from house to the airport, savoring every ounce of time he can have with her before she leaves.
He shook his head in disbelief, and dropped the paper absentmindedly. He stared into nothing as he pushed her words deep into his core.
"Goodbye, Plantern. I'll miss you too." he softly said to himself, and stood up from the bed.
As Crazy Dave watered the garden hedges with a fairly long hose, he noticed Repeater sitting on the doorsteps. He gestured to a Squash to turn off the water which caused the hose to emit a sputtering sound, then he dropped the hose and walked to Repeater.
"Hey, laddie, have you eaten breakfast yet?" he asked with a smile.
"Yep." Repeater replied lowly.
"So, have you caught up with Plantern before she left?"
Repeater shook his head, and his expression was unreadable even for a botanist.
"Oh. I guess you're sad?"
"A bit..." he followed.
"Don't worry. She can come back anytime and you two can go on with your daily lives. But still, you have your brother, what more can you ask?" Crazy Dave joyfully instilled.
"Thanks for cheering me up, Dave." implied Repeater as he gave him a meaning that his words worked a hundred percent at getting his mood back.
"Okay, I'll be busy for now, go and check out on your brother." said Crazy Dave as he stood up and walked towards the Zen Garden.
"He's in his room." muttered Repeater and proceeded inside the house to check on his younger brother.
He gave three knocks on the door to Peashooter's room in a short rhythmic tone and it was not long until Peashooter opened up.
"Oh, hey Repeater." he smiled as he showcased his messy room like a waiter.
Repeater chuckled. "Wow, Peas, this is the reason why I don't want you as my roommate."
Peashooter frowned in response, but smiled afterwards. "So...since Plantern is gone, what do you plan to do now?"
Repeater froze as he heard out what Peashooter said. Saturday may be a busy day for him, but since Plantern has departed, he is forced to trash previously formulated plans for him and Plantern together for the previous months. For a moment he wanted Plantern to stay, but it is too late for that now.
"W-Well, I'll just do some fun stuff with my big bro, right Peas?" he replied nervously as he wrapped a leaf over Peashooter.
"Yay! Oh wait, you forgot my RC car for months, you idiot!" pouted Peashooter and lied down on his bed.
