❝It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone❞
-John Steinbeck
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
◼️◼️◼️◼️
The boy sleeps silently in his bed, dreaming of things such as dragons. The mother sits next to him, finishing up reading the story of Hades and Persephone. She smiles as she glances up and sees her son tucked under his blanket, sleeping without a care in the world.
She closes the book and gives her son a kiss on the head before tip toeing out of the room, desperate not to wake the young boy. She cleans up around her home, picking up toys and little things laying around.
She sits in a chair and let's out a sigh. She closes her eyes and rubs the bridge of her nose, desperate to get rid of the overwhelming headache she has.
She sighs once again before laying her head back, closing her heavy eyes. She takes a deep breath and unintentionally drifts off to sleep.
️◼️◼️◼️◼️
"Wake up, mommy!" The mother slowly opens her eyes and sees her young son gently shaking her shoulders. She groans as she lifts her head, feeling all the links from sleeping in an awkward position. She rubs the sleep from her eyes and gives her son a sleepy smile before sitting up.
"Hello, my love. How'd you sleep?" She asks as she places him on her lap. The boy starts subconsciously bouncing in excitement as he talks about a dream he had. The mother smiles down as she listens to him talking about dragons and trolls and other mystical creatures.
"Well, it sounds like you have quite the imagination." She says as she gently taps his nose. He giggles and gives her a big smile.
"Did you have any dreams, mommy?" The boy asks and the mom smiles.
"Why, you know what? I did!" She says and the boy looks at her curiously. "I had a dream about this young prince names Blue who saves his kingdom from the big bad giant who terrorizes it." She says before quickly going to tickle him. The boy squirms and laughs loudly. He tries to get away but is unable to escape his mother's fingers.
The mother soon stops and gives him a kiss on his forehead. He gives her a big smile before getting up and going to go play with his toys.
️◼️◼️◼️◼️
The mother and son exits from the old lady's home once again, making their way down the halls. They turn a corner and bump into someone.
