The Living Doll (One shot Completed)

T H E L I V I N G D O L L

I plainly sit in the park where i met her before. How i see her first smile. Her first beam. Every first of her. I cried again. That Doll, she really know how to make my heart clenched. I gently stroke the hair of her very cat. Her very friend, when i was not there before to help her.

Those porcelain skin. Her heart shaped and quivering lips. Those mysterious purple eyes. She has this way that she will look into you without any emotions.

I remember the first time we met here in this park. I was busy, entertaining myself seeing the beauty of all the children's smile. I see her from afar and mistakenly took her as a TRUE DOLL! That might be because she really look like one.

Maybe, she never expected that i'll come near to her. She sat on one of the old swing that time. I'm at her back and mesmerizingly took her hair as it was shining like gold.

That, i was shocked!

No we're both shocked.

Me? Because how can a doll, be a living doll? She swifly moved. That makes me fascinate even more.

'So, she's a human!'

"Ah. I'm sorry, i thought you were—"

"I'm fine."

"Hah—?"

"I said I'm fine."

She said that word. Without any emotions.

"Oh. Sorry then, i'll go."

That was the first moment i felt my heart will burst in no time!

After a few days, i've never really think of coming to that place again.

Just like old memories i thought i would never see her again. But then i was wrong.

I walk pass through the curiousness i always encounter.
Final decision, i'm going.

It was One Saturday afternoon when i see her at the top of tree. I thought she was about to commit suicide so a run fast through there.

"I know that you're about to do something— aaaissh please stop!"

She look at me. Like she was entering my whole soul. Then she look up again. A cat was there!

"Brinae. Save her."

I was about to climb the tree where she was standing. When she suddenly faints.

For Pete's sake I'll catch her high feet above from me!

Then suddenly I felt the stinging pain at my back.

I was about to move when I noticed someone was at top of me!

The doll!

Am not yet moving. When she suddenly open her eyes.

That's the fist moment I see another expression from her. Blank was gone, pure care was only written.

"Brinae!"

I saw her reaching the cat while still being top on me as if she was about to hold her.

I immediately stand and left her there just to get the cat that she was calling her Brinae.

After getting her thing, gave it to her. I was taken a back again by her new expression. She was, literally beaming at me!

"Thank you for saving my only family."

It's the first time i see another expression from her face.

Then she stood up, looking at me her eyes saying that i should come with her.

I gladly take the offer.

My mind keeps saying that this might lead to dangerous things, but my heart says otherwise.

We walk past through the village.

She was just, silent.

Back to her normal, blank expression.

Then i notice there are few houses until there are no house visible to what we are going.

I was just right behind her, then she stop.

She smiled at me, again.

"Crystal."

I gave her a confused look, wait is she telling me her?

"Crystal, my name."

"That Brown house, my home."

I look at the brown house she was pertaining to.

It was full with cobwebs, oldness was seen, roofs almost shrinking.

She walk again.

I followed her 'till we reach the door steps, opening the door we can almost hear the cranked sound.

I was astonished by seeing what's inside this home she was telling.

"They are my family,"

I look at her.

She was... happy.

It a house with loads and tons of plushies and toys.

"I was once like them before."

"What do you mean?"

"I can't talk, just like them."

"Crystal, where are you!"

She has this expression that she was afraid, not by herself but for me.

"That room at the edge of my bed, Hid under my closet with Brinae. Now!"

The next thing i knew she was being held tightly by an old woman.

"You! Good for nothing brat kid! I wish i never had keep you alive! Go get me food! Bring it in ten minutes, if you can't no food for you in 1 week!"

"Y-yes, mother."

I saw her change expression for the third time. Sadness was painted on her pale face.

She was boiling something, and then i saw her hands shaking. She immediately go to me saying the back exit and that i should go.

"Crystal! Where the heck is my food?!"

And then the next thing i knew she collapse right behind my arm.

I didn't know that, that would be the last time i will see her.

Yes, she died.

She was suffering a lot.

From pain, from a mother's threats. From cancer.

She has a leukemia, stage 4 blood cancer.

Her mother literally don't know her sacrifices.

I've seen her diary, her cat show me last time i went to their secret hiding place.

It was just a simple letter.

"I didn't wish to be born."

"But i wish i could be someone, who can be loved."

I just smile after i saw my reply on that sentence in her diary.

"The moment that i saw you, I fell in love with you,"

"You just didn't notice it."

The meeting with her even though it was just a few moments, made me realize that.

I will never regret meeting you, or wish that i have never meet you.

Because once upon a time, i'm exactly what you needed.

The end.