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me what I can improve on. Please enjoy chapter three.
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Chapter Three-Danny's Attempt
Two grueling years passed slowly, and not much had changed except the fact that the youngsters of the village were starting the school year with a new hired teacher named Miss Dalton. There was still no sign of Popuri or Kai, and most of the villagers had given up hope that they'd ever come back. Danny continued to become unsociable, and school was very difficult for him. The sad seven-year-old sank deeper and deeper into depression. His whole family was extremely worried about his condition.
Danny awoke to the sound of his Aunt Karen tidying up his room. It was actually his daily wake up call. Suddenly his cousin, Nikki rushed into the room out of breath.
"The chicks hatched, Mommy!" Nikki happily chirped. They'd been through this a thousand times, and every time it ended with Karen going to make sure that the chicks were decontaminated. But that wasn't the case this time.
"That's nice dear. Now get ready for school! You too Danny," she motherly suggested, no ordered. She'd been Danny seragant mother ever since he could remember, and he'd learned to mind her. He quickly hopped out of bed and got ready. Considering that Nikki was a girl, it took her much longer to get ready than Danny so he always had to wait at least ten minutes for her so they could walk to school together. Finally after what seemed like hours, Nikki emerged from the house and they were on their way.
Like most seven-year-old girls Nikki talked A LOT. She was in almost every possible way, opposite from Danny. Her hair was golden-brown; his was pink. She couldn't keep her mouth closed; he couldn't get his open. She had tons of friends; he had almost none. Just name it and someone could find the difference. They had half of the same blood, and that's where the similarities ended.
When they finally reached the church, which was where school was held, they found that Aaron had been sent to the corner already. He always got sent to the corner, but it happened unusually early this day. But there was no time to think now for class was in session.
Miss Dalton vigorously tapped her ruler on the blackboard to eliminate any remaining trace of sleepiness in her students. Today was the big alphabet test. Each student was to complete the alphabet for a grade. Danny was to go first. He sheepishly retreated to the front of the room.
"A B C," he shakily began, "D E...G H J L...O P." Miss Dalton quickly interrupted him.
"Um...that's not quite correct, Danny." A snicker flew across the classroom, and Miss Dalton angrily glared at them as she took Danny outside to talk. As soon as they were outside Miss Dalton begun softly, "Danny, I know you can do this. You're a smart kid. Now what's wrong? Are there problems at home? Do the kids tease you?" Danny's eyes dropped to the floor and he gave no reply to Miss Dalton. "If you don't tell me what's wrong, I'm going to have to tell your Uncle." Still Danny gave no reply. Miss Dalton finally gave up and sent Danny home with a note.
When Danny got home he gingerly handed Rick his note. He read it slowly and then responded, "What's this about, Danny?" A stony silence followed. Rick sent Danny to his room then joined his wife, Karen in the kitchen.
"What's wrong with him, Karen?" he questioned her in a hopeless tone.
"Why don't you ask him?" she replied setting down a washed dish.
"He doesn't answer to people anymore. He just doesn't talk!" Neither of them knew what to do. They were baffled.
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Danny sat motionless on his bed with his legs to his chest. He didn't know what to do or where to go. He needed a friend. He then decided that it was a good day to go see May so he sneaked out the window and over to Yodel Ranch.
"Oh, hello Danny. May was just going to see you, but I guess there's no need for that now, is there?" Barley greeted. Danny just gingerly shook his head and went inside to find May bubbling with excitement.
"Oh Danny!" May squealed trapping him in warm embrace. "Oh Danny! I- I'm getting married...with Stu Sunday!" The reality hit Danny like a baseball bat. Sure he was happy for May...but that would mean she wouldn't have much time to visit with him anymore. She'd be too busy with her own household. He wanted to cry. "I really want you to be my ring bearer!" Danny looked up at her with puppy-dog eyes and nodded. He tried his best to look happy, but it wasn't quite working. But May was too excited to notice his downtrodden expression. Danny knew he couldn't talk to her in this condition so he returned home.
He knew he'd really get when he returned home, but he didn't care. His whole life was going downhill like always, but he was getting tired of it. He was getting to the point where nothing mattered to him anymore, not even life. He finally knocked on the door to his house where he was met by his uncle. "Where have you been?" he questioned tapping his foot impatiently. At first Danny didn't answer, but when he saw the look on Rick's face, he knew he had to.
"I was at May's," he blandly replied. "She wants me to be the ring bearer for her wedding on Sunday." And with that Danny trudged upstairs to his room leaving an even more baffled Rick downstairs.
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Sunday seemed to arrive quickly not to Danny's surprise. His motto was "Anything that can go wrong will." The rapidly approaching Sunday was no exception.
Stu and May's wedding was a very big event. Almost everyone came. Despite Danny's depressing thoughts it was a very beautiful wedding. Everyone knew that Stu and May were right for each other. And after the wedding Danny received many compliments for being the young ring bearer. Of course none of them made him feel any better, but they were still acts of kindness and nevertheless he politely accepted them.
Then just as Danny had predicted, May's visits with him grew less and less frequent due to the simple fact that she had her own household and husband to care for. Danny felt so alone in the world. He had no friends left and on top of that, no parents either. And one day he thought up a solution that would mean no more sorrow or pain. He was sure it would put an end to all his misery.
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After school one day Danny slowly made his way up to the desolate base of Mother's Hill. He lied down in the soft bed of wild Magic Red flowers. He wanted to enjoy the freshness of fall...one last time, but his peaceful moment was interrupted by a sudden deep slumber.
He woke up to find that he'd slept the whole day away amongst the beautiful fall flowers. He then came to the realization that it was now time. He slowly made his way up to the summit of Mother's Hill and with each step his heart became heavier. When he finally reached the top he stared down upon the village he'd lived in for the majority of his life. And right then life didn't matter to him anymore. And although he so desperately wanted to take it, he hesitated as he scooted his feet closer and closer to the edge. Then in a split-second he slipped and fell. He soon hit his head and that's when he blacked out.
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Hi. Hmmm, pretty deep huh? I'm sorry to get so dramatic, but that's just the kind of story this is. Thanks for reading. I'll try my best to update.
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Chapter Three-Danny's Attempt
Two grueling years passed slowly, and not much had changed except the fact that the youngsters of the village were starting the school year with a new hired teacher named Miss Dalton. There was still no sign of Popuri or Kai, and most of the villagers had given up hope that they'd ever come back. Danny continued to become unsociable, and school was very difficult for him. The sad seven-year-old sank deeper and deeper into depression. His whole family was extremely worried about his condition.
Danny awoke to the sound of his Aunt Karen tidying up his room. It was actually his daily wake up call. Suddenly his cousin, Nikki rushed into the room out of breath.
"The chicks hatched, Mommy!" Nikki happily chirped. They'd been through this a thousand times, and every time it ended with Karen going to make sure that the chicks were decontaminated. But that wasn't the case this time.
"That's nice dear. Now get ready for school! You too Danny," she motherly suggested, no ordered. She'd been Danny seragant mother ever since he could remember, and he'd learned to mind her. He quickly hopped out of bed and got ready. Considering that Nikki was a girl, it took her much longer to get ready than Danny so he always had to wait at least ten minutes for her so they could walk to school together. Finally after what seemed like hours, Nikki emerged from the house and they were on their way.
Like most seven-year-old girls Nikki talked A LOT. She was in almost every possible way, opposite from Danny. Her hair was golden-brown; his was pink. She couldn't keep her mouth closed; he couldn't get his open. She had tons of friends; he had almost none. Just name it and someone could find the difference. They had half of the same blood, and that's where the similarities ended.
When they finally reached the church, which was where school was held, they found that Aaron had been sent to the corner already. He always got sent to the corner, but it happened unusually early this day. But there was no time to think now for class was in session.
Miss Dalton vigorously tapped her ruler on the blackboard to eliminate any remaining trace of sleepiness in her students. Today was the big alphabet test. Each student was to complete the alphabet for a grade. Danny was to go first. He sheepishly retreated to the front of the room.
"A B C," he shakily began, "D E...G H J L...O P." Miss Dalton quickly interrupted him.
"Um...that's not quite correct, Danny." A snicker flew across the classroom, and Miss Dalton angrily glared at them as she took Danny outside to talk. As soon as they were outside Miss Dalton begun softly, "Danny, I know you can do this. You're a smart kid. Now what's wrong? Are there problems at home? Do the kids tease you?" Danny's eyes dropped to the floor and he gave no reply to Miss Dalton. "If you don't tell me what's wrong, I'm going to have to tell your Uncle." Still Danny gave no reply. Miss Dalton finally gave up and sent Danny home with a note.
When Danny got home he gingerly handed Rick his note. He read it slowly and then responded, "What's this about, Danny?" A stony silence followed. Rick sent Danny to his room then joined his wife, Karen in the kitchen.
"What's wrong with him, Karen?" he questioned her in a hopeless tone.
"Why don't you ask him?" she replied setting down a washed dish.
"He doesn't answer to people anymore. He just doesn't talk!" Neither of them knew what to do. They were baffled.
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Danny sat motionless on his bed with his legs to his chest. He didn't know what to do or where to go. He needed a friend. He then decided that it was a good day to go see May so he sneaked out the window and over to Yodel Ranch.
"Oh, hello Danny. May was just going to see you, but I guess there's no need for that now, is there?" Barley greeted. Danny just gingerly shook his head and went inside to find May bubbling with excitement.
"Oh Danny!" May squealed trapping him in warm embrace. "Oh Danny! I- I'm getting married...with Stu Sunday!" The reality hit Danny like a baseball bat. Sure he was happy for May...but that would mean she wouldn't have much time to visit with him anymore. She'd be too busy with her own household. He wanted to cry. "I really want you to be my ring bearer!" Danny looked up at her with puppy-dog eyes and nodded. He tried his best to look happy, but it wasn't quite working. But May was too excited to notice his downtrodden expression. Danny knew he couldn't talk to her in this condition so he returned home.
He knew he'd really get when he returned home, but he didn't care. His whole life was going downhill like always, but he was getting tired of it. He was getting to the point where nothing mattered to him anymore, not even life. He finally knocked on the door to his house where he was met by his uncle. "Where have you been?" he questioned tapping his foot impatiently. At first Danny didn't answer, but when he saw the look on Rick's face, he knew he had to.
"I was at May's," he blandly replied. "She wants me to be the ring bearer for her wedding on Sunday." And with that Danny trudged upstairs to his room leaving an even more baffled Rick downstairs.
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Sunday seemed to arrive quickly not to Danny's surprise. His motto was "Anything that can go wrong will." The rapidly approaching Sunday was no exception.
Stu and May's wedding was a very big event. Almost everyone came. Despite Danny's depressing thoughts it was a very beautiful wedding. Everyone knew that Stu and May were right for each other. And after the wedding Danny received many compliments for being the young ring bearer. Of course none of them made him feel any better, but they were still acts of kindness and nevertheless he politely accepted them.
Then just as Danny had predicted, May's visits with him grew less and less frequent due to the simple fact that she had her own household and husband to care for. Danny felt so alone in the world. He had no friends left and on top of that, no parents either. And one day he thought up a solution that would mean no more sorrow or pain. He was sure it would put an end to all his misery.
----
After school one day Danny slowly made his way up to the desolate base of Mother's Hill. He lied down in the soft bed of wild Magic Red flowers. He wanted to enjoy the freshness of fall...one last time, but his peaceful moment was interrupted by a sudden deep slumber.
He woke up to find that he'd slept the whole day away amongst the beautiful fall flowers. He then came to the realization that it was now time. He slowly made his way up to the summit of Mother's Hill and with each step his heart became heavier. When he finally reached the top he stared down upon the village he'd lived in for the majority of his life. And right then life didn't matter to him anymore. And although he so desperately wanted to take it, he hesitated as he scooted his feet closer and closer to the edge. Then in a split-second he slipped and fell. He soon hit his head and that's when he blacked out.
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Hi. Hmmm, pretty deep huh? I'm sorry to get so dramatic, but that's just the kind of story this is. Thanks for reading. I'll try my best to update.