In the Garden

Old Home

I plopped my bag down at the doorway sliding my shoes off and taking off my beanie. 

"Ma! Mom!" I called out, "I'm back."

A dragged out "Hey!" accompanied by the quick thumping of my Ma rushing down the stairs, "How was camp!? We weren't expecting you back so soon." 

"It was cool," I said, as I sluggishly opened the fridge to look for something to ingest, "is anyone gonna drink the rest of the juice?"

"No Andrew it's all yours," my Mom said, entering the scene with her arm around my Ma's waist.

"Thanks." I muttered, turning to head up the stairs towards my room.

"Hey kid," my Ma said "are you gonna tell us about camp?"

I sighed, "Uh... Mom, Ma I,um, appreciate the enthusiasm, but I'm just really tired right now and I think I'm just gonna go to sleep."

"Oh..." Ma said, retreating into herself, "Okay, well if you need anything just ask."

I smiled, "Thanks Ma," I walked over to give her a kiss goodnight.

"Don't stay up too late kid," Mom said crossing her arms, her signature authoritarian pose.

 "You got it boss." I said running up the stairs

Something about talking to random strangers is kinda intriguing, I thought scrolling through the texts of yet another discord server that made me feel less lonely.

God I'm pathetic.

I kept scrolling through the comments. Until my attention was caught by a subject outside of my window.

A girl.

A very naked girl!

"Oh god," I said as I averted my gaze.

Hesitantly i looked towards the window, my gaze creeping cloer to her figure...

... fully clothed and placing pot plants in the windowsill.

Huh, pot plants.  I thought, That's a pretty cool hobby I guess.

I turned back to my discord server. 

I must've looked pretty sad, look at me some kid of some Asian decent that I didn't even know, lying on a single bed, in a room that was actually pretty nice, with it's exposed beam ceiling and grey walls. It was kinda sad when you saw how blank they were and dirty clothes and candy wrappers thrown across the floor.

I sighed and turned back to my phone.

I pulled the sheets over my head and sighed, as I continued to watch the members of the server argue about anime thighs.

Then, slowly, but surely, I fell into the comfortable embrace of deep sleep.

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[UNEDITED]

Hi guys.

I know it's been a while.  I've finished the epilogue chapters finally!!!

These two chapters were kinda just like sort of like concept chapters to introduce the characters and their personalities and hobbies and all of that sort of stuff.

As you may have noticed I put discontinued under the description of  Peasants Prince.

I'm so sorry.

Honestly it feels like i failed. I sort of took an unannounced hiatus and when I came back from it I had forgotten the plot line and lacked the motivation to complete it and  mental health has been at an all time low. 

So i'm sorry but i'm discontinuing that story... I feel like I've failed.

But who knows maybe i'll pick it back up again.

~Bethan