Not Brave

it's not real

It all started with a mission to find Tiger Lily.

He didn't know how he, Gingerbright, and Skater ended up with Strawberry hanging over a cliff.

Gingerbright used his candy cane to get a better reach to her. He and Skater held onto her so she wouldn't fall.

They should've held tighter.

As soon as Strawberry grabbed the candy cane and got on stable ground, Gingerbright slipped and fell.

He tried to grab her hand and just missed as Strawberry grabbed his shirt collar and pulled him back. They jumped on Skater's board and raced down the other side of the cliff.

He got off and ran.

He ran as milky frosting stung his eyes. He ran as he smelled strawberry blood. He stopped when he saw the cracks and pieces of the body. He screamed when he saw her face.

Calm and accepting.

This wasn't the case for him.

It isn't real.

It isn't real.

It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real.

But he was lying to himself.

Because Gingerbright is dead and it's real.