We played tagged and caught pretty butterfly. We were so happy until we heard a long call. We never heard of long call as loud as this one before. I usually heard this kind of long call from a far distance but this one really hit my ear drum hard. We were so scared and we hugged each other panically. Our mother came to grab us and we were put on their back. They were running so fast! I was so scared. My heart pumped blood faster and thumping my chest really hard. I was so scared that I didn't realize that I cried. "Mommy! Mommy! What's happening?" I want to know badly. "Nothing honey, just sit still and hold me tight" she said. We kept running until we reached to a place.........
The place was nearby a gigantic tree. On top of the tree, I saw our protector standing. I did not know him but I was sure he's the one who protected us all along. "Attention all! I'm here gathering you today to tell you an important thing" He said and all the scream, crying and chit chatting sound ended. Everybody was listening to him. "As you can see, so many trees have been chopped down" As he continued, I asked "Mommy, who cut down all the twees?". "Listen to him honey, I don't know too" My mother replied. "All this thing has been done by a creature named human! They have gone too far now. They cut down our forest, and they shot our family. Many of us have died in their hands" Everybody looked down when he said 'shot our family'. "Mommy, are they the one who killed my daddy?" I asked curiously. "Yes dear. They killed your daddy" A silent tear fell from her eyes.
"There is nothing we can do now. The only thing that left for us are hope and faith. They are the one who create this mess, but they are also our only hope. We need the heart of gold human to save us" He continued his speech with a long sigh. "Mommy! I don't want to die!" I cried. Again. They really have gone too far. Our protector said, they were also our last hope. "Now, I have announced what I wanted to say. Everybody dismissed" He finished his words and climbed to another tree and vanished into the thick jungle. What should we do? We could do nothing but wait and pray for someone to save our life.
My mother and I walked to the nearest river to take a gulp of water after the gathering. As we were walking, we heard a loud scream from behind us. "HELP! HELP! My son is trapped under the tree! Help!" A familiar voice. We turned our back and ran to the scenery as fast as we could. I was surprise when we arrived there. "Mookie!" I shouted with a hand covering my mouth. Aunt Serina cried as loud as she could begging for anyone could help her. My mother put me down and calmed Aunt Serina's down. I cried. I ran to Mookie and hold his hand tightly while saying "Hold on Mookie! Your daddy tried to raise the tree on you! Please! You are the only friend I have!". "I can't hold on anymore Elmo, this tree is so hea......vy. Hush!" And he died silently. He closed his eyes slowly and I saw a tear on his left eye. "Mookie!!!!" Aunt Buffy and I screamed.
"Mookie! Why did you leave me son! You are the only son I have" Aunt Serina couldn't hold to her emotion anymore and screamed like a maniac. After a few minutes, Aunt Buffy and Cookie arrived. "What happened Carry?" Aunt Buffy asked and before my mother could answer her question she said "Oh My God! Mookie!" and grabbed Mookie's hand. She kissed Mookie's cheeks tenderly waiting for an answer like he always did when Aunt Buffy kissed him. She was disappointed and stood on her knees. "Who did this?" She asked fiercely. "Hu..Human" I said. Hearing my answer, she stood up and said "There's nothing we could do if they were the one who did this to our Mookie". Cookie just stood still and could do or say nothing. Cookie came to me suddenly and hugged me. "Please don't leave me like Mookie did. I don't have anymore friend" He said. I wiped his tears and hugged him back. "Don't worry Cookie, I wont."
After that incident, I never heard any laughter or cheer again. All I heard was crying and quietness.
1 month later.....
"Elmo!! Elmo!!. Wake up!" A strong voice woke me from a sweet dream I had. "It's your mother!". As soon as I heard the 'Mother' word, I was alarmed!. "What's wrong with my mother?" I asked curiously. "She..err..She..".............
To Be Continued!!!...
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