Chapter
2
I
returned home to find that my house had fallen into disrepair during
my absence. So much so that it took me nearly a week to make it
habitable again.
I
was glad for the work – it kept me occupied. I had no idea what to
do! If I really was alone in the world, perhaps I should just kill
myself now... What good is a life if you don't have someone to share
it with?
Suicide
is a huge
decision and not one to be made lightly, so I decided to forage for
food and gather some sticks to make a fire. Might as well take care
of myself until I actually make the lethal decision.
I
stretched my wings and jumped from the tree that was my home. Flying
felt sooo
good!
I loved looking at all of the buds I passed. Soon, the buds would
grow into leaves as big or bigger than me! It was simply magical to
watch...
Suddenly,
I spotted a nest of bird eggs. Each egg was easily half my size, but
if I could manage to steal one I could easily carry it home. I closed
in on the nest, my mouth watering in anticipation.
“♫
I'm
such a lonely little girl.♫”
Singing?
It didn't sound like one of the huge hulking human I sometimes played
tricks on.
“♫
Oh
how I wish there was someone for me.♫”
I
was curious to see who was singing such a sad song with such a
beautiful voice. I flew closer, but I couldn't find the singer.
“♫
Oh
how wonderful life would be, if I just had someone, somewhere, just
for me!♫”
There
she is! Even though she didn't sound like a human, I had been looking
for someone human sized. I really don't know why, but I was delighted
to discover that she was just my size!
I
snuck up on her. It wasn't my intention to startle her. I didn't want
to scare her away...
“♫
Lonely
lonely me, such a lonely little girl...♫”
“I'm
lonely too,” I informed her.
“Ah!”
She screamed and jumped to her feet.
“Don't
be frightened!” I tried to reassure her by flying to where she
could see me better.
She
stared at me, speechless. I decided that I had better say something
before she flew away.
“I
was so sure I was the only fairy left in the whole world! I looked
and looked, and yet here you are, practically right in my own
backyard!”
“A
fairy...” she stated in awe.
“Of
course I am! Oh I know; you hadn't expected to ever see another one
either.”
“I
have only heard about fairies in the stories my mother reads to me. I
hadn't expected you to be real!”
“You're
mother? You mean that there are more of us?” I asked breathlessly.
“More?”
She asked with a puzzled frown.
“You
know, people like us,” I clarified, wondering why she was confused
about this concept.
“No...
my mother's a normal human, and so am I, except that I was once
cursed to be only two-inches tall... I think...”
“Human?”
I was the one utterly confused now. “You can't be!”
She
was staring at me in awe again, but I was still upset.
“You
can't be human! Tell me you're joking! Tell me – say something!”
I insisted in frustration.
“You're
so beautiful,” she stated softly, reverently. I was flustered!
“Your hair is red like leaves in autumn, and your eyes sparkle like
stars...”
I
blushed. “Th-th-thank you,” I stammered. “I think you're pretty
too.”
She
laughed, her voice like music to my ears. “I feel like I used to
hear that a lot... I feel like it used to irritate me.”
She
still hadn't answered my question. I opened my mouth to ask her
again, but she prevented me from saying anything by blurting out:
“Will you come meet my mother?”
“Uh...
sure?” I replied uncertainly. Then, I realized that meeting her
mother would
answer my question of whether or not she was actually
human.
“Great!
Follow me!” She invited me eagerly, running as fast as she could in
the direction almost opposite from my tree.
“Why
don't you simply fly?” I asked her curiously. “It's a lot faster,
you know?”
“Silly!
I can't fly. I don't have wings!”
“You
don't?!” I was so boggled by this concept that I forgot to be angry
that she'd called me silly.
“Nope.
I told you! I'm human!” She giggled as she ran, then stopped as
suddenly as if she had been frozen. “I haven't even told you my
name! I'm Jewel.”
She
smiled so beautifully that my heart stopped beating completely. I
knew right then and there that I was in love. I blushed again,
thankful that the shade from a tree hid my face at that moment.
Teehee I'M Z TOO!
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