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Herb angst :]

Today's been, something. It's Hollyberry return to the kingdom after a long battle over seas. Their was a huge festival for her return, and herb would've loved to attend but with a party like that probably means he's getting a lot of orders. This happens every holiday, flowers usually get sold out mostly; roses, tulips, lillys, and sometimes patonyas.

But that's not why he's complaining, no, he's complaining about the; really late orders, the cookies upset when he doesn't have a certain flower, karens, and since he works by himself all of the packaging, labeling for care instructions, front desk duties, etc. He's been tired to say the least.

And god forbid he gets home in time for dinner. He's driving home with music playing at just a murmur, nothing too much. He's not going the fastest either, just as if it were some late night drive around town. Though he dosen't live far from his plant shop, it dosen't hurt to take a drive to kind of relax.

He pulls up to the house, looking to his left, sparklings cars still there so at least he could just eat and rest today. Maybe call off for tomorrow, all flowers are sold out till his next ship in anyway, so he might just take a break.

The keys jingle as he unlocks the front door. He steps inside to see only sparkling and gumball in the living room. Sparkling, being the only one awake, slips from the couch.

"Hey Herb, rough day at work? You look exhausted, do you want some tea? Or, I made dinner if you want to heat some stuff up? Maybe watch a movie with me and gumball?"

Herb had been too tired to answer but shook his head 'yes' to any of the questions. Sparkling opened his arms to take herb in a soft and comforting embrace, slowly moving him over to the couch to sit next to a sleeping gumball while he got herb food.

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It had been a few weeks since the festival and herbs stress had gone back down. But obviously that's not only time herbs been stressed and believe me sparkling is not always there. Even if he trys to be he can't be a thousand places at once.

Herb was home with the kids but they were outside so he was alone for the most part. He had an odd morning, he changed into his normal attire feeling icky. He brushed it off, though very uncomfortable. He had some free time that morning so why not water some plants, he waters them in the morning but some need more attention then others. And as he filled the watering can he noticed one of the Jade plants was dying, which wasn't what he was expecting but rushed over as fast as he could to see why it was dying.

"Oh come on, I watered you on time, you got at most 5 hours of sunlight! What's wrong?"

He felt at the soil and noticed it was kind of soggy, which isn't good, but didn't know why it was like that. He hadn't watered it today. Did sparkling? The kids don't really touch the plants unless their helping herb... oh. He pour out some of the water that didn't help so he just resoiled it.

He wasn't mad they were just helping but he was not expecting them to do it themselves. He ventured out into the backyard, looking for the kids and saw them playing at the little pond they had in the back. He looked towards them but decided to just leave it be. He sighed but headed back inside.

He checked his phone, it was about twelve p.m so he made him and the kids lunch, he had just made some sandwiches and called the kids to eat. Pancake looked at the other suspiciously as if he'd done something wrong. Herb wasn't sure so he asked the other 'you all good kiddo?' Only to get no response except a glance at the sandwich.

"There's mustard on mine. I don't like mustard." Custard looks up. "Ya mine has pickles." Herb surprised he messed up on something so simple said 'sorry' and went to fix them new ones.

Today's off. He dosen't know how or why it's just off, like everything he does is wrong in one way or another. He places the sandwiches on the table and heads to the living room hoping to rest his head for a second.

"Hey Herb, are you ok? You seem... shaken?! I don't know but you just off are you ok, you're not as cheery." Gumball asked worried, herb had been super slow and unhyper?? He didn't know the right word for it but yeah.

"Hmm? Oh yeah I'm fine! Don't worry kiddo!" Herb replied smiling, he didn't want to trouble the kids. It wasnt the first time he 'masked' happiness, he just did it when he was really upset, but he's not upset.

He continued his day as any other, as he didn't think it was a necessarily bad day, maybe he was just being dramatic. I mean, yeah it had only been what half the day plus a couple hours.
He smiled slightly to himself as he came to the conclusion that today was an okay day. Or was starting to be.

"DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDD CUSTARD BROKE MY LAAAAAAAAMMP!!" "NO I DID NOT HE'S LYING!!" Or maybe not. He ran towards the boys room. One of the corners covered in glass from the lamp, herb clearly not in the mood but still not wanting to yell at the kids, told them to go outside while he cleaned it up. All saying there apologies and remarks to each other,as they left the room.

Herb got the dust pan and started cleaning the room, he went go get gloves from under the sink so he could start picking up the glass. It wasn't a hard task but he just really didn't want to have to deal with it. He would much MUCH rather just lay in bed with sparkling for the rest of the day, just drowning out all his duties and responsibilities.

But sparkling had a long shift today work and would be back late at night. He just wanted to cry at this point. Today was a wreck. He feels like trash and dosen't know how to fix it, well he does but that wouldn't help. It doesn't help, it hurts you then brings your problems back at you like a smack in the face. It's nothing new.

Herb snuck outside as the kids ran in to play some new video game, since they had gotten bored outside. He knew this was wrong, it ate at him. But he knew it would work. It would stop his problems, it's not healthy and he would be scolded for ever being seen with it.

Herb opened the shed as the door creaked in his grasp. He used it as an extra garden and a safe spot for his tools since pancake and custard where scared to go inside. He took a step in it wasn't any different, he waters plants in here on a day to day basis. It differs but there was only one he was looking for.

Oh nooo not a cliff hanger
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