Chapter 25

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Poppy ran through the grove, the young girl crying hard as she tried to get as far away from her father as possible...

     She had to get away... she never wanted to see him again...

     He had lied to her... and that was just unforgivable...

Finally, feeling she had gone far enough, and was now at an appropriate distance away from the lying traitor, Poppy stopped at a small pond, the pink troll dropping down to her knees as she looked at her reflection in the crystal blue water below her...

"If you search for tenderness... it isn't hard to find... you can have the love you need to live. But if you look for truthfulness... you might just as well be blind... it always seems to be so hard to give..." Poppy sang sadly as she looked at her reflection, the young queen's tears rippling the water in the pond that sat in front of her. "Honesty is such a lonely word... everyone is so untrue... honesty is hardly ever heard. And mostly what I need from you..."

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Off in the forest, Branch walked worriedly through the grove, the little blue troll searching for the love of his life, the poor boy feeling awful for what he had done to her...

     Searching frantically for his girlfriend, a small sound suddenly traveled to his slightly twitching ears, causing the young boy to freeze in place for just a moment to listen closely to his surroundings...

     Singing... he heard singing...

But not just any singing... the little blue troll would know that voice anywhere... It was Poppy...

Slowly, Branch began to walk towards the sound, the little pop troll finally spotting the one he cared so much about sitting at a small but beautiful pond...

"Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue..." Poppy continued to sing softly, Branch able to hear the heartbreak in the young queen's shaky words. "Honesty is hardly ever heard. And mostly what I need from you..."

The survivalist stopped walking, looking sadly at the love of his life as she sang, a strong ache throbbing painfully in his heart...

     The survivalist stopped walking, looking sadly at the love of his life as she sang, a strong ache throbbing painfully in his heart

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     He needed to apologize... he just couldn't stand seeing the troll he cared so much about so upset... so sad... so... broken...

"Uh... Po... Poppy?" Branch finally muttered softly, the little troll slowly approaching his girlfriend, trying his best not to startle her...

At the sound of the all too familiar voice, Poppy turned to face the troll who the words had come from, the young queen smiling slightly when she saw her boyfriend coming up behind her...

"Hey, Branch," she said softly before turning back to the pond, the queen of pop wiping the tears from her eyes to try and hide her overwhelming sorrow...

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