Tulips Life in Minecraft

Chapter 8

On our way gathering materials for the couch we decide to have lunch on the tallest tree in sight. There is a small jungle nearby Connors little hidden house. So we grab on some vines and climb up. There were a few blank spots but we just ignored it and kept climbing. Once we got to the top we moved some leaves so we could actually be on the top of the tree. The view was magnificent. It was so real and I've never felt that before. We sit down and pull out the food. I've never felt this peaceful before. Nothing could bother us. It was weird being alone with Connor for such a long time. Kylee has never left us alone for some reason. As Connor bites into an apple he says "I wonder what's actually happening right now. How were stuck in this video game." For once this past 5 days I wasn't rushing to get out of here or go home. And so I respond "I do too but it's really not that bad here, you know? I feel so relaxed and...free" "yea like all the pain is gone and all the annoying people and everything getting In the way of just simply living our life's" Connor says "I just sit there and think. I never really thought about it like that. "Yea" is all I can really say. At that moment we both reach into the picnic basket. Our hands touch and I look at Connor. We're making eye contact. I feel warmth in my cheek and we quickly pull our hands away. "Sorry" we say at the same time. God tulip why, why was that so awkward. My peacefulness is ruined. All I can think about is "what just happened" the next few minutes we eat in silence. I want to speak up to break that silence but I just don't have the guts to do so. So all I hear and feel is the wind. Why is it so silent it's making my awkward thoughts pound into my head like a hammer. It doesn't hurt though. Connor decides to speak and try to change the subject. "So what do you think Kylee is doing right now?" He asks "Crying. That's what I would be doing if I were her. Both her best friends gone, or something like that. And who knows maybe all that's happened has only taken a minute in real time. Maybe I'm in the hospital right now being stitched up or whatever they do when somebody gets hurt like I did" I talked so fast Connor just looks wide eyed at me. Probably wondering what that came from. "I know what we are both thinking but nobody's saying it. So I decide to say it. "Do you really think we could be dead right now? And this is some sort of subliminal message telling us something or maybe our afterlife." "Maybe this is a dream that we're watching over and when it ends we both find out why and how we died." A few seconds pass as Connor stares out into the distance. "I'm sorry." I say "I didn't mean to get all yelly I'm just confused." " Your not alone, I'm just as confused as you are." Connor says. We sit there for a few seconds. Next thing I know I'm lying in Connors house again and he was splashing water on my face. "What happened?" I ask. Connor looks relived and says "well it all started with a *SNAP*..."