The Oak Tree

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  • Dedicated to Kevin (A friend of mine who died)
                                    

 Hi I'm Katie. I'm 13 years old blonde long hair and brown eyes. I'm rather tall small feet and I am the best example you'll ever see of a social butterfly. I'm a loving and cheerful girls with no worry's. Well that's what they think...

"Faster Noah! Your so slow!" I yell running past him. "Sorry I'm not a runner like you are Katie!" He pants. I run faster. "Well here we are the Oak tree." I say amazed. "The biggest tree in this whole forest!" I exclaim. He pants and says "A-are we really gonna climb this?" I nod "Of course! Are you dumb or something?" I say starting to climb. "Just follow my lead okay?" "Okay..." He replies nervously.  I keep climbing I'm about 17ft up in the air. I climb even faster. "Once you get up to eh..27ft there's a rope to help you climb so its easy from then." Silence. I keep climbing till the reach the rope. I look down to check on him. "N-Noah..?"  I ask. Then I see him. I see him clearly. He was laying in his own pool of blood. He must have fallen but not screamed or anything."NOAH!" I yell as I try to climb down as fast as I can.

Its all my fault. Its my fault. I could have done something. Anything to help him. But no. I kept climbing without checking on him. He's dead now. Dead. Never see him again. I saw my best friend die in my own eyes. The reason he died was because we didn't have our phone on us so 911 couldn't make it in time to help him. I'm sitting on my bed with an old picture of me and Noah when my mom comes in. "Honey it wasn't your fault." My mom says trying to make me feel better. I sigh "Mom of course it was. Your just saying that because your my mom. If you were a stranger or in Noah's family you would say ' Oh it was that silly girl Katie's fault." I reply angrily. 

"Mom can I just go to sleep? I'm tired." I say getting up and opening the door for her. " Well goodnight to you to." She says as she slams the door. I change into my pajamas and go to sleep. I have a hard time falling asleep. But when I fall asleep I couldn't believe it. Something told me to go to the Oak tree and sneak out. I woke up suddenly. I jumped out of bed threw on my sweatshirt and boots. I climbed out my bedroom window. I leave no trace of me leaving. I take my flashlight and turn it on. I run to the woods. I run faster then I ever could go. I finally reach the Oak tree.

I put my hand on the tree and say out loud " Noah please...please talk to me." I try to pull my hand back but I can't its almost as if it's stuck. "Katie.... I'm still here for you. Don't worry I will always be here.."  I hear. I pull my hand back again and it lets go. "N-Noah? Is that you?" I ask looking at the tree. "Yes Katie. It is me, Noah" It says. "Climb to the very top, will you?" I reply with an Okay as I start climbing. Once I reach the top I sit on a big branch. "Now that you are here, Sleep on this branch. For it is my arm I give you for comfort." I fall asleep very easily I think easier then I have ever in my life.

I wake up with the tree branch shaking. "Wow! Noah you almost made me fall!" I say. "Wake now they are coming. Vist me again. Often." I climb down as fast as I can. Once I'm done I see my mom with a very angry face. "KATIE! Are you done with your mind? I was worried sick! I called the police to send out an amber alert!" She yells. She drags me along. I wave to the oak tree goodbye and it seemed as if the tree moved its top branch I slept on. 

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