Poppy's Extraordinary Playlist

Chapter 6

It just happened, ok? It just happened! Poppy had no idea how to control her hearing-others'-thoughts-as-a-song power worked. Sometimes she just got home her sleeping bestie and walking bach to the park it just started. Out of nowhere. Just like that:

It's like, she doesn't hear a word I say

Her mind is somewhere far away

And I don't know how to get there

Chenille sang. Poppy sighed. She already knew the problem, hearing it once again wouldn't be very helpful. It only made her sick. How was it even possible that two trolls could be that different? Especially them! Satin and Chenille were inseparable twins! She couldn't help but think about Branch. How different was he actually...

It was a really brief thought which was interrupted by an unexpected duo:

It's like all she wants is to chill out

Chenille continued while Satin joined in, singing:

She's so serious!

She makes me wanna pull all my hair out (She's always in a rush and interrupted)

Like she doesn't even care! (Like she doesn't even care)

In the last line, they sang together. It was quite impressive how perfectly their voices harmonized even if they sang completely different words. Poppy didn't know in which direction she should've looked when they both clearly spoke to her. Twins gestured with passion during their song:

Like fire and rain (Like fire and rain)

You can drive me insane (You can drive me insane)

But I can't stay mad at you for anything

We're Venus and Mars (Venus and Mars)

We're like different stars (Like different stars)

You're the harmony to every song I sing

And I wouldn't change a thing

- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... - Poppy interrupted them, forcing them to stop walking. Twins stood sharply. They looked really confused.

- Wait for what? - Satin asked.

- Just... Just stop for a second and let me think

- Stop what? - Chenille spoke with her hand with irritation. - We were just walking in total silence!

- Totally - Satin agreed.

But Poppy just stood so still, tapping her lips by her fist and holding an elbow with another hand.

- What is happening? - Chenille asked her sister, but she just shrugged her shoulders.

- You are different - Queen started thinking out loud. - And we thought it was a problem, but it's not. It's good that you're different. There's a key! You're the harmony, cause you're different! Cause harmony is different voices! The world would be boring if we're all the same! We need fire AND rain. Venus needs Mars and Mars needs Venus. We actually need differences! - Poppy laughed with joy. She turned to the sisters - It's that so beautiful?

But they looked at her even more confused than before.

- What are you talking about? - Satin asked.

Poppy took a deep breath. She had to make them understand, not just hear it. Understand. But how? She thought about her dad. Only two weeks ago she could just walk into his pod and ask him for everything. King Peppy expired so many hard life's moments and he had always found the solution to any problem. But then, he's in the hospital. She couldn't bother him with everything she couldn't solve on her own. And besides that, she was the queen. It was her job. That made her feel alone and a bit helpless. She never could describe what it's in her mind. No one just got her and the way she thought.