unedited wip :)
He was sitting on the swings, pants brown and dirty and torn as he kicked his stubby legs as hard as he could. Sweat drenched his fluffy brown hair, dark eyes squinting through the evening sun.
He stood up and ran over to the ladder, watching his feet with a focused expression. As he took another step, something hard collided with his head. “Ow!” Came the tiny voice as they tumbled to the ground side by side.
George lifted his head to meet a bright green gaze. The boy was blonde, a few shades darker than the honey-colored slide beside him. The boy rubbed his face, smudging it with dirt. “Sorry.” He mumbled. “I wasn’t looking.”
“It’s fine,” George sighed sternly. “But you should be more careful.” The pain seemed to subside as he willed it away, more curious about the strange boy in front of him. “Do you want to play?” He offered.
The boy grinned widely, “Duh!”
Together, George tumbled with his new friend around the park, tripping over swing sets and climbing up slides. When the dying sun fled a starlit sky, his mother called him over. “It’s time to go!” She called.
George’s friend froze from where he dangled his legs on top of the monkey bars. “I should go, too.” He sighed mournfully, ducking his freckled face and running into the shadows like a frightened mouse.
“Wait!” George called to him. “I never got your name!”
He paused, his frowning face tilted towards the ground. “Oh, really?” George struggled to make out his expression through the dimly lit field. The boy put a finger to his lip in a thoughtful motion before opening his mouth. “Call me Dream.”
