Chapter 6
Branch: (smiles and hands her back the gutair) it's quite fun to play actually
(They both stare at the stars before poppy speaks)
Poppy: branch?
Branch: yes poppy?
Poppy: do you really not remember your parents?
Branch: why are you asking that?
Poppy: I just have a feeling you're not telling the truth about it
Branch: (face falls) I don't..I don't wanna talk about this
Poppy: branch...
Branch: I'm serious poppy
(They sit in silence for a minute)
Branch: I just don't want you to think my life is a sob story
Poppy: why would I think that?
Branch: I just don't want you to feel sorry for me, I don't want anyone to
Poppy: what'd you mean?
Branch: (goes silent) I lost my grandma and I'm sure I lost my mom too...
Poppy: (her eyes go wide)
Branch: (sighs) my dad..Leif..he died when I was young so I didn't know him that well...my mom berry..me and her didn't have such a close relationship...she was really strict and overprotective and constantly nit picked at everything I did...when my dad died my grandma moved in with us so she could help raise me...we had such a close relationship it was something I never felt with my mom before...the day when my grandma got eaten by the Bergen...she said it was my fault because of my singing but our fight was interrupted when the troll tree was caged...of course I was one of the trolls who escaped but...I never saw my mom come out of the tunnel...I hate that my last memory of her was us fighting...but now that I just think about her what's the point? She was never there for me...I'm sorry I never told you...I just don't like talking about this...I honestly try to forget about her sometimes
Poppy: I'm so sorry Branch...she was probably only like that because she was afraid to lose you...she probably didn't mean it was your fault she was probably just in shock that a Bergen came
Branch: i don't know...it doesn't matter anyways she's gone
Poppy: but what if she's not?
Branch: (starts to get annoyed) I don't want to talk about this anymore poppy
Poppy: I don't want to be annoying Branch...I just don't want you to be sad
Branch: I'm not sad! Look at me I'm happy! I have you! And that's all I need!
Poppy: Branch...
Branch: change of subject! Look at all those stars...they're very pretty...
Poppy: yeah I guess...
Branch: I'm surprised they're out tonight...I thought they'd be jealous because they're not as beautiful as you
Poppy: (smiles) Aw...thank you branch..
(They both go in the tent and poppy lays her head on branch's chest and she falls asleep but Branch is overwhelmed by all these thoughts, talking about his mom brought back those terrible memories...after the escape from the bergens...he was sad because his mom was gone and he didn't have a family but now...he didn't care..she was never there for him..she never let him have any fun...Branch needed a mother all those years and she had failed to fill her role. He tried to push the thoughts out of his head. He looked down at poppy, she was smiling. He always felt happy when she smiled, he hoped she would find her mother, poppy deserved the true happiness. What seemed like hours, Branch finally feel asleep. When he wakes up he finds poppys not there and starts to panic)
Branch: poppy? Poppy where are you?