Blaze

Chapter 5-First word

Silver looked down at his baby sister with confusion written all over his face. "Blaze? What does that even mean? I've never said that word in my life, I don't even know what it means. How would you say a word that I've never said? Chris told me that babies usually say something like, mama or dada, not Blaze. This doesn't make any sense. We are going to go see Chris about this, maybe he knows why you said that."

Silver quickly got ready for the day and picked up his baby sister. He exited the cave and went straight for the city. He arrived at the small grocery store just as Chris was walking in, so Silver followed him inside.

"Chris." Chris heard Silver call his name then he turned to face the young boy. "Good to see you again Silver." Chris greeted him with a warm smile. "What can I do for you today?" It was in that moment Chris could tell Silver had a confused look on his face.

"Um, well you see, my baby sister said her first word this morning." Chris smiled. "That's great!" Chris noticed Silver didn't look happy about it though. "You don't seam very happy, why is that? I thought you'd be excited about it." Chris said now a bit confused.

"Well I am excited, but I'm a bit confused at why she said the word that she did." Chris tilted his head. "What word did she say?" Silver looked up at Chris before speaking. "Blaze." "Her first word was Blaze?" Chris questioned. "Yes and I'm not sure why, it doesn't make any sense. I don't even know what that word means. What does it mean?" Silver asked him full of curiosity.

"The word Blaze means a very large or fiercely burning fire." Silver tilted his head. "That still doesn't make any sense of why she would say it. Are there any other meanings of the word?" He asked making Chris think. "Well I know it could also mean something in relation to firing a gun. Meaning to fire repeatedly or indiscriminately." Silver shook his head. "I still don't get why she would say it though." "Have you said it a lot before in the past, or at anytime lately?" Chris asked Silver who shook his head. "No I haven't, that's why this doesn't make any sense." Silver looked back down at his baby sister.

"You're right, it doesn't make any sense. It's a very complicated word for a child anyways. I don't know what else to say about it, except maybe she heard someone else say it at some point." Chris was trying to think of what could have made her say that word but he couldn't think of any other reason.

"I don't know who she would have heard it from because it wasn't me, or you." Chris nodded in agreement. "Maybe it's a sign." Chris suggested but Silver shook his head. "No, that wouldn't make any sense either." Silver sighed in defeat as he realized he wouldn't be able to figure this out.

"I'm sorry I couldn't help you with that one." Silver shrugged. "It's alright. You've helped me with everything else, this one thing is just a word, maybe I'll figure it out later, but I won't know until she starts to actually talk. Then maybe I can start to really understand why she said it." Chris nodded in agreement.

"So, getting away from that hard topic, did you ever decide on a name?" Chris asked but Silver shook his head. "No I didn't, I'm still deciding on that. It's really hard picking a name. I want it to be perfect." "I see, but you'll figure it out eventually." Chris said as he patted Silvers head. "You're a smart kid, you'll decide on one." "I really hope so, I'm sure I'll know it as soon as I say it." Silver turned his attention back to his baby sister who lay still in his arms. "I'm sure you will." Chris smiled.

"Well I need to get my store open so the public can come in and shop." "Ok, I'll head back to the cave then, I'll let you know if I figure anything else out, or if she says anything again." Silver turned and started to walk out of the store. "Alright, have a good rest of your day Silver, and good luck." Silver looked back at him. "Thanks, bye!" Silver smiled and waved before leaving.

He went straight back to the cave then he sat down at the entrance of it. Silver started muttering the word his baby sister had said over and over again.

"Blaze, blaze, blaze..."

He sighed and he looked up at the trees for a long while until it finally struck him. Silvers eyes widened then he looked down at his baby sister who now had her eyes open. "That's it...I've finally figured it out! That's what your name is, you said what your name is going to be! Chris was right, maybe it was a sign." He smiled wide. "It's official, you're my sister, Blaze."

As soon as he called his baby sister Blaze, a bright light quickly appeared, followed by a booming sound. It was the sound of a lightning bolt striking.
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