The Everthorne Tree

4: The Mysterious Tree

I walk toward the trees on the table with Jenny sitting in a chair next to it. There are oak trees, birch trees, spruce, pine, and beta cranberry.

"Ooh I'm gonna get a red oak, it's so cute!" Nicole says, grabbing the only red oak out of all oaks.

"I guess I'll get a pine then." Sam says.

"Me too." Ashton says grabbing a little pine tree with Sam.

"I call the cranberry tree!" Carson says grabbing the last one.

"I'll get a tiny birch tree." Bit says. Grabbing the first birch ever grabbed.

I watch melody walk up and find a little apple tree on the ground and take it.

I watch as everyone has a tree and grabs one, so I guess I have to get one myself.

As I walk up to the table Jenny already packed up all the trees in a little a case thing for plants.

"Where's your tree?" Carson asks.

I just look at him confused trying not to answer.

"I'll share mine with you if you want!" Nicole jumps up from behind Bit.

"No thanks I'll just get one when we're done." I says smiling.

"Listen up! We're done for the day but you must take this tree home with you and plant it in a pot or somewhere it won't die. Come back tomorrow for more instructions." The man says walking off stage.

"Class dismissed." Jenny calls out.

All the crowds group together and talk and most of everyone leaves.

"He cynth, where's your tree?" Sam says walking up.

"Sam!" Nicole calls out hugging and kissing Sam to death.

"Aaaaah Nicole! Please, no stop it!" Sam says laughing as Nicole keeps tickling him.

"I have to go grab a tree, I'll be back you two." I say walking away from the rest of the group almost laughing.

I walk into the building and all the lights are off already. I notice a door opened up that says employees only. I hear voices from it so I watch from a crack of the door.

"One of these kids have to be it, I can feel it this year. I just know it." It's the old man that started the whole thing the counselor.

"Sir, what if there isn't one?" Jenny asks watering a tree.

"I don't know but it's what the tree said and that's what it told me." The man says.

"Roger, have you taken your meds?" Jenny says to the man supposedly named Roger.

"No, now bring me the tree." Roger demands Jenny.

"Fine." Jenny says pulling out a tray from the wall with a little tree that's glowing white and it has thornes.

"Whoa." I whisper

It almost looks like a tree I've seen before but it was most definitely not a tree I have known about.

"Yes, my little tree someday someone will pick you up and you will grow magnificently!" Roger gestures almost petting the tree's leaves.

He starts walking towards the door grabbing his coat. I run off trying not to get caught.

I ran outside up to the group panting.

"Man, that place is big, hopefully they didn't catch me." I say looking up at the group who is all still here.

Everyone is silent, they all look at me like I just did something crazy even though I did.

"Where's your tree?" Ashton asks.

"What happened it looks like you witnessed a death." Bit says grinning.

"Yeah." Sam says tilting his head.

"The, the counselor his name is Roger. You may not believe me but he is a sycho ready to kidnap children just to make Tree grow or something." I say very fast.

Bit's mouth drops open in disbelief. And everyone else just looks confused.

"Right... well, I'm going home." Carson says walking away with his tree.

"Let's goooooo!" Nicole blasts off holding onto Bit's arm. Bit just waves at us with his other arm as he's being tortured by Nicole dragging him.

"Hi, how are you Cynthia." Melody says walking up greeting me.

"Oh I'm great how have you been?" Melody says trying to catch up.

"Ok we don't have time! BYE!" Ashton says running off to our house.

"I'm so-  we're so sorry but we have to go stop him, bye." I say walking off waving at Melody.

I grab sams tree as Sam somehow has a book and is reading it. I call for Sam so he follows me but he's still reading.