Dreams are made from a million choices, a billion failures, and a few successes.
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Blossom kicks her legs slightly to keep the swing under her moving. She turns as a bell rings out from the school and all the kids burst through the door. Her eyes search the crowd for a familiar little boy with red hair and blue eyes, but she knows he's not there.
As the last few kids trickle out of the building Blossom sighs sadly and slips off the swing. She turns, stopping when she sees a little girl standing before her. She looks up at Blossom with familiar green eyes and nervously tucks a strand of short black hair behind her ear. Blossom frowns as she remembers meeting someone like this before.
"Um, hello?" Blossom says lightly with a weak smile.
"Are you John's sister?" she asks in a very high voice. For some reason Blossom thought it would be lower.
"Yes, I am," Blossom responds quietly. Her heart flutters sadly at the sound of his name.
"My name is Louise," the little girl says with a shy blush. Blossom smiles sympathetically at Louise and bends down so she's at her level.
"Hello Louise, I'm Blossom," Blossom introduces, offering a hand to the little girl. Louise stares at her with her odd eyes for a second before accepting Blossom's offer and giving her hand a quick shake. Blossom smiles at Louise's shy girlish tactics. They remind her of someone she met, a long time ago in a very far away place.
"I know," Louise says with a limp smile. Blossom was about to ask how when she remember Louise's question about John.
"You knew my brother?" Blossom asks with a sad smile. All of John's friends came to the wake to say their final goodbyes, but Blossom didn't notice Louise.
"I was his g-girlfriend," Louise stammers, her eyes getting glassy. Blossom smiles lightly and her eyes soften. She knew how little kids like to "date" but she had no idea John did. John was a more keep-to-himself kind of guy. He was smart and scientific, kinda like her. "I just wanted to ask if you could take these to his grave?"
Louise held up a small bouquet of daises, slightly dropping from the lack of water. Blossom forces a small smile as she takes them. They look more like death than a gift, but at least her heart was in the right place.
"Of course," Blossom agrees, slipping her fingers under the girls. Suddenly Louise's fingers tighten, gripping Blossom's with alarming strength. Blossom gasps and looks up at the little girl. Her rosy cheeks paled and her green eyes look panicked. "Louise?" Blossom asks worriedly, putting her other hand on the little girls shoulder.
"You must run," She says with a startle, causing Blossom to involuntarily jump. "It's a sham, they're coming for you! Take your sister and friends and find the blue and green girl! You have to find the blue and green girl!" Louise closes her eyes as tears start to make lines down her cheeks. She opens her eyes and looks directly into Blossom's eyes. Blossom shivers as her green eyes shift into blue.
"Niotcefrep is a lie. Leave and find the blue and green girl," Louise says, her eyes returning to green.
"Louise!" a voice yells. Louise drops Blossom's hand and turns with a small shaky smile. Blossom turns and sees a young lady with black hair and green eyes looking at them. Her hair was large and curled as if she were in the sixties and bright red lip stick was painted over her lips.
"Goodbye Blossom!" Louise cheers, running over to the woman. She reaches up and grabs the woman's hand as she starts to drag her off. The woman looks at Blossom and for a second blackness surrounds her. Blossom blinks her eyes in confusion and when she looks again the lady is normal, walking off with her daughter.
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My perfect life
Adventure"The world will move on, Rose, with or without you..." Blossom has been in Noitcefrep for as long as she can remember, but she always felt like she was missing something along the spotless buildings and people. But the day a mysterious non-perfect...
