"i don't get it."
"what don't you get?"
"i don't understand why 'fall' is called 'fall,'" tyler kicked a rock and sighed, he put his hands in his pocket. i wish i could've done the same but i had to bring sammy with me. (sammy is the oxygen tank, yes i named him. don't judge.)
"well, i guess it's because leaves fall and the temperature drops," i replied, walking with tyler. we didn't want to sit at home so, we decided to take a walk. just tyler, sammy, and i.
"ugh, but i mean... what if instead it was called 'drop'? y'know. it's weird," he sighed, once again. and i chuckled.
"yeah, i guess," i looked up at the sky. the sun was starting to go down, clouds were appearing, leaves were falling, the wind was soft, peaceful and pleasant. i looked at the house on my left that tyler and i were walking by. they had halloween decorations out, ghosts hanging from the branches and pumpkins were sitting on their front porch. cheap plastic graves were sticking out from their yard. i smiled, and i looked away. remembering my halloweens from when i was a child.
we walked pass the house and we walked to the park. my favourite place. see, some people loved the mall, some people loved the library. me? i loved the park. it was relaxing, peaceful. leaves swayed at the entrance to the park and it made me smile. i hadn't been there in a long time.
tyler grabbed my free hand and started to jog.
"t-tyler, i can't run!" i quickly yelled, dragging sammy behind me. he ignored me and continued to run, still holding onto my hand.
he led me to a place, full of trees. some trees still had orange and yellow leaves hanging down while others had no leaves. tyler let go of my hand. it made me sad and my hand immediately started to get cold. he walked to a tree with leaves and he looked back at me.
i sighed and walked towards the tree. orange and yellow leaves hung down, swaying with the breeze. tyler looked up, his hands back in his pocket. i let go of the handle of the oxygen tank and i put my hands in my pocket. they started to get warm.
"beautiful, isn't it?" tyler's voice was soft and rapsy. not like before, not the silly tyler. his voice sounded romantic, poetic. it was beautiful.
"oh- uh the trees?"- tyler nodded- "yeah, they're beautiful."
"come here, little leaf," tyler said. i got closer and then i looked at him and gave him a questioning look.
"why 'little leaf?'" tyler put his hand on my head and patted me, like i was a child.
"because," -he paused and reached his hand up and grabbed a leaf hanging down from the tree above us, it was half orange and half yellow, it was unique, beautiful, i loved it- "you're small, and fragile," -he twisted the stem of the leaf in between his pointer finger and his thumb- "and one day.. you're going to change colours. i know it doesn't make sense... now. but one day, you're going to leave me, your tree. you're going to fall, i know it sounds depressing, and i know that you fear death.. we all do. you're going to break off from me and i can't stop you.. so for now, while you're still here, i'm going to call you my little leaf."
little leaf.
i loved that nick name.
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CRAPPY WAY TO END A STORY I KNOW AND IM SORRY eldiwjxj
BUT YO, IM ALIVE & WELL. ive been wanting to post this for so long sjsjaj ive been busy with school which sucks btw. so stressful. ive also been hanging out with friends :d which has been amazing, yes thats right i have friends. ok well i love you guys!! thank you sm for all of the support !!!!!
mk bye.
