by Peppermint mist » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:50 am
username: Peppermint Mist
name: Mocha
what they like best about autumn:
She walked into the woods, the brown leaves crunching under her boots. She snuggled deeper into her coat, her scarf covering most of her face. It’s quiet, except for the occasional bird call and she tugged her scarf tighter around her head and shoved her hands further into her pockets. Autumn wasn’t always her favourite season but he had taught her about its beauty, how colourful the leaves on the trees could be, about the billions of hoodies she could wear to keep warm. He showed her how to make the perfect hot chocolate when it got cold and they’d sip it, snuggled up by the fire watching their favourite Halloween movies.
Now all of that was gone because he was, a year ago now and she knew that in a few days it would be the anniversary of his passing. Her heart ached, she hadn’t been to their spot in ages next to an old but sturdy tree, they used to climb to the very top to watch the leaves fall and enjoy the peace together. Sometimes he went there on his own and left messages for her to find the next time they were there. This was the last place he wanted to be and she walked there now. It would be nice to feel the memories, to remember. She took her hands out of her pockets and pulled her sleeves up and heaved herself up from branch to branch. She had never been a good climber and after a while, she finally reached the top. To her surprise, a worn out box was jammed into his space. It was wooden and easy to open and it must have been there for quite a while. She found a message in a bottle inside the box and her hands shook as she opened the bottle, this was too like him.
‘Mocha, I don’t know what will happen to you when I pass but I beg of you, don’t dwell too long thinking about me, please have happy memories of me not sad ones. I love you now and I will forever, and ever. Live life you dummy!’
She burst out laughing and found that she couldn’t stop. She walked home beaming, breathing in the cold crisp air, loving the autumn, and thought to herself that he would always live on through this season, forever more.
(sorry if I'm wrong, but I think the comp hasn't ended yet? I hope it's okay to post this!)