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Nov. 13th, 2012 06:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pullsneedles"I know I haven't been by for a while, Mom..." Lucas begins, sitting down by the grave. "But as it turns out, there hasn't really been much reason for me to come back to Tazmily. Everyone's gone, Mom. The whole place is deserted."
He puts a hand on the stone.
"I don't... I don't think I can stay here anymore. I don't know if I wanna go to the same place where everyone else went, but Tazmily... It ain't home anymore."
He leans further, his head resting where his hand sits.
"There are only two Needles left to pull. And I have to pull them both or who knows what might happen? Heck, who knows what might happen when I pull the last two Needles? Everything's rushing forward so fast and I don't even know what to do about it anymore."
Lucas sighs.
"I know I gotta be strong. I know. But it's so hard sometimes, Mom. I had... I mean... I gave up the sheep. I ran into one of the guys from Saturn Valley. He polished the Courage Badge Dad left for me, so I asked if he would please take the sheep to Saturn Valley. I can't take care of them right now. I can barely take care of myself right now. And I sometimes think..."
He wipes some tears away with the heel of his palm.
"I think things wouldn't be like this if you were just here with me. With us. Sometimes it's not so bad if I can just sit in the sunflowers. 'Cause I know you're there in them, Mom. We'll always have that. But this might be the last time I come here."
He stands up.
"I love you, Mom."
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The house was in a clear state of neglect. The smell of food left to go rotten nearly turned Lucas's senses on their head. Dust settled over everything in a thin film. The mailbox was full to bursting, but Lucas refused to touch it.
He stands in the darkened doorway, letting the memories ebb and flow as they may.
And then, with more finality than he thought he possessed, he closes the door, locks it, and shoves the key under the gap.
He puts a hand on the stone.
"I don't... I don't think I can stay here anymore. I don't know if I wanna go to the same place where everyone else went, but Tazmily... It ain't home anymore."
He leans further, his head resting where his hand sits.
"There are only two Needles left to pull. And I have to pull them both or who knows what might happen? Heck, who knows what might happen when I pull the last two Needles? Everything's rushing forward so fast and I don't even know what to do about it anymore."
Lucas sighs.
"I know I gotta be strong. I know. But it's so hard sometimes, Mom. I had... I mean... I gave up the sheep. I ran into one of the guys from Saturn Valley. He polished the Courage Badge Dad left for me, so I asked if he would please take the sheep to Saturn Valley. I can't take care of them right now. I can barely take care of myself right now. And I sometimes think..."
He wipes some tears away with the heel of his palm.
"I think things wouldn't be like this if you were just here with me. With us. Sometimes it's not so bad if I can just sit in the sunflowers. 'Cause I know you're there in them, Mom. We'll always have that. But this might be the last time I come here."
He stands up.
"I love you, Mom."
**************************************
The house was in a clear state of neglect. The smell of food left to go rotten nearly turned Lucas's senses on their head. Dust settled over everything in a thin film. The mailbox was full to bursting, but Lucas refused to touch it.
He stands in the darkened doorway, letting the memories ebb and flow as they may.
And then, with more finality than he thought he possessed, he closes the door, locks it, and shoves the key under the gap.
