diary of a living dead girl

ditch

Through the winding forest the two walked. Deep until there was nothing but trees that could be seen. Not even the house on the hill could be seen past the trees. Or maybe it could and it was just to dark to see. The sun was setting, limiting the light that surrounded them. Lydia stopped in a small clearing between trees. She smiled and turned to the man with a shovel. "Dig" she told him and he blinked at her. "I want a rectangle pit in the ground about 30inches wide and, 7feet long and 6feet deep. Then I'll forgive you" she motioned the demotions with her hand. The boy squinted his eyes "You want me to dig a hole." Tommy looked at the ground, imagining the hole she wanted. "It's not a hole its a pit and yes, do that and I'll forgive your transgressions aaaaand maybe if you're lucky there'll be a surprise when your done" the woman teased. She winked at him as she fixed the top of her dress. Tommy gulped at the rather slow movement. 

He walked over to the open space and shoved the bottom of the shovel in. He dug out a small patch of dirt and threw it any which way. "Whelp bye" Lydia said to him almost singing. The man stopped, turning to look at her rather quickly. "I'll be back I'm just gonna get some food Thai good with you" the question was rhetorical. She began walking away. "Hang on you're just gonna leave me here in the middle of nowhere in the dark to dig a hole, while you wonder about getting food and then what maybe come back to just watch me work" Tommy spoke loudly, raising his hand at the situation. 

"Hmm yep, all for a special surprise at the end of my gift" she smiled over her shoulder at him. He rolled his eyes "Weird gift" he told her. She raised a brow at him "I'm a weird girl." She began walking away again. This time disappearing from sight through the trees. Tommy rolled his eyes again and turned back to the ground. "lousy, stupid hole, pit, whatever. Stuck in this in between" he muttered shoving the tool back in the ground to dig out more dirt. "Can't even use my powers right, If i could I'd just get all this dirt out but no stupid in between all I can do is soften the ground a little. mer,merf, meurf, bitch better say my name after this" he rambled to himself lowly as he dug. 

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Eventually Lydia did come back, after enjoying a nice meal in the moon light by herself. She walked back to the forest using her phone as a flash light. She walked the familiar path of roots and rocks till she heard the sound of a dirt being moved. She walked towards it, being carful with her steps. She crunched some leaves as she stepped in the clearing, moving to point her light at tommy. When she looked up from her feet she almost yelped. Staring at her were two glowing green eyes, but as quickly as she noticed them they were gone. "About time, actually I don't know how long you were gone. But I'm starving" Tommy spoke so roughly. Lydia gripped her phone, shaking a little as the light was pointed at a tree. She blinked, trying to push away thoughts of familiarity. "Hey what's wrong with ya, cold or something. Gimme my food" the man climbed out of the pit and onto the solid ground. 

He stood up and walked towards the girl. When he was close Lydia looked up at him. "What, no just....um marveled at how much you've done since I was gone" she covered. She placed the box of food in his hands then walked away. Squatting down to shine her light in the pit. Her eyes widened at the amount of work that was really done. She was only gone about an hour and some. But he was half way done. "Wow Tommy could it be somethings motivating you" she smiled knowingly. She looked back at him, shining her light on his person. He was stuffing his face full of noodles and chicken, sauce spread all over his face. Her smile fell at the sight. She had never known the man to be so messy before. 

"Boredom, nothing better to do, and that damn surprise you're hanging over my head" he replied with a mouth full of food. Lydia couldn't help chuckling at him. He had finished eating in no time. He threw the box down and headed back to the pit. The girl sat on a stomp as he climbed back in. She looked down at the white box, Imagining that the man just opened his head and threw the meal inside. The image made her laugh. "What's so funny" Tommy asked, joylessly as he went back to digging. "Nothing" the girl responded getting a groan out of her date. "Come on I'm digging your damn hole the least you can do is talk to me" he purposely threw dirt her way. "Hey ok, ok geez" she dusted off her leg.