Stitches(//DISCONTINUED//)

Chapter 5 The truth

Unknown to her that Branch was just on the other side of the secret door. Staring above the stars softly shining with the moon.

Branch's POV

"Poppy if you can hear me please let me make it up to you...I promise I will go to one of your parties...but please talk to me..." a few moments passed and still no answers from Poppy.

He sat down and leaned on a trunk of a tree.

"I wish that I could went back in time...and remake what happened to my grandmother..." he said softly, eyes glistening with tears. He thought of Poppy. If my grandmother lived, I would never have met Poppy.

Flashback

Young Branch was just singing, he was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't noticed a bergen creeping up on him. His grandmother was just smiling when she noticed the bergen.

" Branch, watch out!"his grandma running towards him

"And I need you now......" Branch's eyes widened when he saw the bergen and felt a force pushing him to the edge of a branch.

"Aaaahhh!..." his grandmother screamed.

"Grandma!......" his voice echoed in his mind a million times. He didn't noticed he was starting to fade. His colors turned to black and grey then he was no longer happy.

A pink troll was just passing by when she saw Branch. She looked at him curiously, turning her head a little to the right not understanding why he was sad.

"Why are you sad?" said the pink troll. Branch looked at her blinking his eyes to see if she was real. "Go away....." he said sadly looking at the ground. Stubborn, she stayed there with him until he started to stand up and found her looking at him.

He noticed she was just 4 years old ,a year younger than him. "What's you're name?" she asked. Branch shrugged knowing she wouldn't stop talking if he would not answer her question. "Branch" he answered. She skipped away and he was relieved that the pink troll would never bother him again. He heard footsteps towards him. He looked up and saw her holding a branch.

"Did you say you want a branch?" she said innocently.

He sat there dumbfounded. He just said his name and there she was mocking him . He looked at her then noticed she was being sincere but anger bursted. " Are you making fun of me? or you just want something but you couldn't reach it and needed my help?" he said loudly.

Still the pink troll was confused. "I thought you want a branch? but I guess not." she said throwing the branch away. His anger threatened to burst but sadness won him over. " My name is Branch." he explained. " Oh, I'm sorry " she said.

He standed up and went somewhere else with the troll following him. He let her since he couldn't do anything to drive her away.

" My name is Poppy by the way" said the pink troll. "You're the princess right?" he said. " Yeah but that's not sooo important right now." she said happily . " Well it's nice meeting you Poppy but I have to go now.Bye!" he said quickly. She ran towards him quickly. He too quickened his pace. " But wait! Branch!"Poppy said.

End of Flashback

And from that day on, Poppy would go and talk to him everyday even if he was annoyed with him.

He really messed up that bad. He remembered what happened today. Poppy saving him from a bird.Him screaming at her wishing that she never existed and would leave him alone. But before that, she just only wanted to know what he meant by again,meaning she wasn't there in time to see his grandma taken away by a bergen.

"Why was I so harsh to her? she is innocent and knew nothing about my past....but why did I shouted at her..." he realized that it was the first time he saw Poppy crying and the first time he hugged for years.

Before he was in the tree he said" Poppy...if you can hear me please ...I'm sorry...I'm sorry that I pushed you away and acted like a jerk to you...I understand if you don't want to be friends anymore or something like that... please forgive me..." he said that with sincerity, I really care about Poppy I really do but...but why?

That question remained in his mind until he falled asleep.

Poppy's POV

I was wide awake when I heard a voice. much more a troll's voice.I peeked throgh the window inside the secret hole and I saw Branch. I heard everything he said, I forgive him and at any moment my heart said that I will open the secret door and tell him that I forgive him...but...I was afraid of him...I was afraid that he will push me out then again...I don't know what to do.

But then suddenly the pain in my arm grew stronger. Ooops...I almost forgot about that...then the pain got unbearable.

"Ah!.." I shouted breathing heavily. Branch heard me and standed up"Poppy! is that you! please let me help you!" he said quickly . I didn't made a sound even though it is very painful soo painful.

"Please Poppy! I don't want you to die!" he said more loudly than ever . I knew it was going to be pointless if I stayed inside the secret hole it would make my condition worse.

And that means....

I.Would.Die....

I haven't properly looked at my shoulder and I saw that the bird's claw was sharper than I thought.

I quietly pushed the door outside careful enough to not move my wounded arm. Then I saw Branch's panicked eyes"Poppy!" he said. He quickly moved towards me after I blinked for a second and quickly wrapped a bandage around my arm which I didn't know he was carrying.

After he finished , I felt more relieved and it doesn' hurt anymore sorta...

"And there all done" Branch said. I remained expressionless, but in my eyes were fear and sadness. He looked at me sadly and then looked at the ground . He sat near the branch of the tree. I sat down next to him with enough space for us.

Silence...he started to speak but I stopped him" I forgive you" looking at him. He seemed suprised but remained calm.

"Did you really meant it?" I said questionally. "Meant what?" he said. "That you cared about me?" he froze. Like I said his very dark secret. "Yes" he said softly. "Thank you" Branch said. I was confused" For what?" what did I do. " You saved my life " he said like it was so obvious. I smiled at him , the truest and genuine smile that I could ever give someone. He too smiled but then a moment doesn't last so long until I saw what was beyond the trees.

"Poppy? what's wrong?" he looked where I was looking then his eyes widened.

I quickly standed up, went to the end of the branch and spreaded my hand to see something land on it.

It was black. it smelled like smoke then I realized "No, it can't be " I said tears forming in my eyes .

"Poppy it smells like" Branch widened his eyes because no troll ever messed and created it. There was only one creature who could've done this.

Screams erupted from the area which is the troll village....

Hello everyone, I'm sorry if I'm being redundant by a lot of things. But I'm trying as hard as I can. You can suggest ideas with me by messaging me. And again I will make my story more clear.