9 October 2012
I woke up the next morning with sweat pouring from my pyjamas. Rosie was still asleep; curled up like a little kitten. As quietly as I possibly could, I got out of my bed. After brushing my teeth and rinsing my face-without bothering to go for a bath- I changed into my navy woollen dress that my mum made me for my birthday. Slipping on my socks and boots, I braided my coffee coloured hair into a plait. Finally hanging my leather satchel on my shoulder, and looking back only once, I shut the door behind me.
Soon I stooped up the damp grass to the forest lazily. Guilt still ran through my veins after yesterday's 'disappearance'. I could still hear my parent's voices ring in my ears. I shook my head. And carried on stooping.
Finally my last stoop hit the grass as I crossed the border to the forest. After walking in a few metres, I stopped to pick the blueberries; placing them into the jar that I brought up with me. Food was becoming more and more scarce at home, and this would also add up as a bonus for yesterday. But as I continued filling the jar, something interrupted me.
"Boo!"
I jumped, and my neck didn't need to be told to turn around. I had naturally good reflexes.
" Ha-ha! I mean...Hello Natasha" Alek. So he was real. And is?
"Alek? What do you want?" I said grumpily.
"Nothing. Just I thought it would be quite amusing."
"Well I can see it is"
"Why are you picking blueberries so early in the morning?"
"I have a family, a family that needs feeding. And why are you here so early may I ask?" I questioned Alek, raising my eyebrows on purpose.
"I was... You know..." Alek got up close. "And sorry about yesterday, I really didn't know what got into me"
He remembered. One good sign I wasn't a nutter after all.
"It's okay, really" "Here let me help you"
Alek carefully picked the berries, and dropped them into the jar, and we continued picking in silence until it was was full. Occasionally I would glance at his face, and his lips reminded me of warmth. The warmth I wanted now. The warmth I hoped I would feel again. --------------------------------- # @Petitpois22 # @16Moonlight
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