"Hey, please! Will you play with me?" I said to him. He still kept silence.

"C'mon, I want to play." He still didn't respond to me.

"I will give to you my cookies, so please play with me," I kept nagging and showed him the cookies in the red paper bag.

He, at last, got up and stretch his hands towards me. I without thinking placed my hand on his pale white hand.

He started walking and I accompanied him.

I was quite happy that now he will play with me after all.

"So, what are we going to play?" I asked jumping in joy, but he didn't utter a word.

We came out of the house and stood outside the door then he pointed his finger at something. I turned around to see where he was pointing. I saw the house where I live.

"That's my house, so what-" He slammed the door on my face.

"I just wanted to play, why you don't want to play with me?" I kept knocking continuously but no one responds.

"At last take the cookies, I brought for you." Tears streamed down my cheeks.

But instead of walking towards my house I started running in the backyard of his house. After searching a little I found a broken window I saw through it and found him sitting in a corner of that room looking at the floor with sad look. Every time I looked at him, he was always sad. I wanted to make him smile just everyone did.

As my father said smile get rid of very trouble.

A smile a day kepps the trouble away.

"Please eat it. Let's play another time, I come." With that, I threw the bag of cookies towards him.

He shifted his eyes from the floor towards the cookie bag and then towards me.

"Happy friendship day," I told him and smiled. He kept his mouth closed but the smile on his face said everything.

I ran to my house without being seen by anyone as it was getting late. Mama hates when I get late for dinner or I go near that house.

She told me that the house was abandoned and no one lives there but when I told her that a boy lives there she only scolded and warn me not to go over there.

"I am home, Mama," I greeted her.

"Welcome home dear. How was your walk?" She questioned

"Fine," I replied

"Did papa came home?" I added

"Yes, sweetheart. He is in his office," with that I ran with to my father's office.

He was sitting on the chair. I knocked on the door. He nodded to me to come in.

I hugged him.

"How was your day my love?" He asked.

"It was fine. Papa, will my friend remember me after they go far away from us."

"Yes dear, if that person is your true friend they will always remember you."

"Even after they die."

"Yes, my dear. Now go eat your dinner and sleep "

"Yep"

When I went to sleep in my room. I found the same bag, that I gave to that boy with the note I put in it.



There was a second one in it.



"What he wanted to wish?" I wondered

Then, there was a soft whisper in my ears.

"Happy friendship day."

The boy was never seen again. I still go to his grave on friendship day to wish. Trust me he always wishes me back. He just wanted a friend.

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"Mom, I have an examination tomorrow. So, please try not to disturb me," I growled being annoyed by the noise of breaking plates and saucers.

There was no reply to that.

Maybe, she didn't hear me. She's so clumsy and irresponsible. Today is 5th, Sept and I have my exam tomorrow.

Another noise,

Maybe, I should go and see. What kind of experiment she is holding out?

Last time, she blasted the oven as she attempted to fix it by opening it up and joining it again. Well, She was alright when she reckoned that something was wrong with the oven by seeing the roll of tobacco coming from it and she ran outside the house. Well, for me and my father... We were lucky for not being at home at that time.

I ignored the noise and tried to concentrate on my studies for the biology test.

I began reading my notes aloud

"Children resembles their parents. As the characters of children are inherited by their parents."

After reading this, I kinda doubt if she is really my mummy. She always irritates me. She always asks too much question and treats me like a child when she can't even walk properly in front of my friends. There goes my school life into the trash because of her.

Trying to distract myself from the noise which never ended, I stared at the pink curtains and red painted walls of my room.

Dammit, I hate her. She is so stubborn that I have to do everything as she says and now, what... My room looks like those girly rooms which girls loved. Because of this very reason, I can't even call my friends for a night stay as they do.

This time the noise almost bust my eardrums.

What in the hell was she doing?

Worried about the house breaking down because my mother's destroying experiments. I quickly came out of my room to envision, what was going there.

"Mom, can you keep it down? I am trying to stud-" my mouth closed from sight my mother fighting with some guys.

There was absolutely no time to waste. I should go and help. But how can I help her?

I can get a rod or something to hit them.

Dammit, I am not thinking straight. I am 12 years old. What chance I would bear against a hulk

Think of something. Think already idiot. Suddenly, A idea popped up in my mind.

"MOM, hang in there. The police are on their way," I yelled at the top of my lungs.

But it was late.

Too late...

Very late...

By hearing my voice the burglars ran out of the house after knowing about the police but...

But...

They stabbed my mother.

She was bleeding making the floor stain with red blood...

I run to my mom.

"Mom, what the hell was going on? Why didn't you call m-" She didn't let me finish.

"Daniel, go and... call the cops... now," she whispered in pain.

"You need an ambulance first,"

"Call the cop now," She insisted

"Don't be stupid, Mom. I am taking you to the hospital."

"I said call the cops, first. I don't care if I live or not, but you need to get out of here. They might come again. I want you to be safe," She said with a serious look.

It was not the best time to argue. I did as she said. Or I would have made it clear that she is more important to me then my life.

"Why didn't you call me?" I asked looking at the red liquid falling from her belly.

"I promised to myself. I know I am the worst mom in the world, but I wouldn't let my son get hurt. I wanted to protect you." She hugged me and tears stream down.

"I hate you." Holding her tighter.

"I know... still I love you," That was the last sentence, I heard before her heart stopped beating, but I didn't notice that and kept babbling.

"At last let me tell you. I hate you because you always do things your ways, but I love you for being her-" I realized that she was too quiet.

"So, you again I was not able to confess my true feelings," I yelled at the sight my mother's dead body.

"Please god, give me one chance. I beg you." Finally, tears made their way through my cheeks and

I...

I opened...

Opened my eyes...

I...

Was...

Sleeping.

It was a nightmare.

I was sleeping at my desk. I jerked up and pull the calendar. Today was 4, Sept.

It was really a nightmare.

I saw my dairy was opened at the desk.

I took a glance at what I wrote before falling asleep.

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I hate my Mom. She broke my latest new game which I was going to show my friends. I wished if she wasn't here.

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I became furious over my own dairy. I tore it apart and throw it in the dustbin.

"I don't need you anymore for my fake feelings to share. I have the most lovely person in the world. To share my true feeling. Mom, I am not gonna leave this chance." With that, I ran downstairs.

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Author's note

I hope you all like it. I am open to all kind of feedback, so please don't hesitate to point out my mistakes.

Have a great day.😄😄😄😗😗

As quickly as things went dark, there is light again. Lots of light. Not the fluorescent light from my room, but sunlight. 

I found myself in a grassy, tree-lined field. There were lots of tall trees around, yet it didn't cover the sun from spreading its blazing light over me. 

In a sec, sweat started flowing on my body. Suddenly, pain shot in my head and my legs were trembling when I tried as if a load of a ten kg stone has been placed inside my head. 

I lean over a nearby tree to support my weak body and to escape from the deadly rays.  

 My eyes search over the beautiful purple tree and green flower. It even witnesses a black butterfly pulling a golden spider which was stuck in a blue coloured liquid. There was red liquid flowing at a distance which seems like a pond. Seeing the birds bathing and fishes singing, I close my eyes.

Damn! This heat must be driving me crazy.

"Haha." A laugh entered right through my ears.

My eyes opened in hope to search for the voice, but there was no person, only pink roots flowing in the air.

"It's just a dream. Yes, a dream. I just need to wake up." I kept repeating it, but my brain keeps rejecting my voice.

I cooled down and sat over the green coloured grasses which had the shape of the flower.

My brain shouted to me  "To keep calm and not to panic." 

My head falls over my knee, I kept telling myself that I am going to wake up soon. 

"What a poor girl? Seems like she hasn't eaten for days."

"Ohhh my, we should help her."

Two people whispered. I jerk up my head to see that the hope that I wasn't alone. 

Seeing the not-human-at-all figures or animals speaking human language. My body moves backwards and my hands attached itself to the trees.

"Please, don't eat me. Please, I beg you," I cried, still holding to the tree after seeing the huge lion with white fur over his body. 

"Ohhh my god!!! You scare the little girl with your big hulk like figure." A rabbit spoke up who was brown coloured with black spots on its body.

"It's not my fault that I am so big."

My eyes widen and my mouth tried to utter a word when all the rays of the sun started to disappear. The purple colour over the tree, the green of flower and pink roots all faded. 

I look up to see the sun being replaced by the moon as if it was eating it up.

And the black colour spread everywhere. The creatures showed a grin. Their black eyes turned into red.

"It's night already. Let's go hunting." The rabbit opened its mouth with long sharp teeth.

"Welcome to Ecstatic lands. Lovely lady. Now, we will make you like us." Said the lion rubbing its two-meter-long claws on the ground. 

Darkness clouded my eyes and I bid goodbye to this unique world.