“One! Two! Three!” The little boy, no more than 7 years old stood in front of a willow tree with his hand covering his baby blue eyes. His sandy blonde hair blows softly in the summer breeze. A small grin spread across his face as he counted “Four! Five! Six!” He was playing hide and seek with his best friend, Gwen, in the beautiful garden that was just behind the manor. Gwen’s father owned the place and the boy’s mother was a maid. It was his turn to be the seeker. “Seven! Eight! Nine!” He pulled his hands away from his eyes and turned around, “Ten! Ready or not here I come!!” The boy took off, through the drape of the willows leaves and scanned the garden. Flowers of every color and species lived here. Bushes were carved carefully into different animals. Trees were groomed to perfection. And in the center sat the large willow tree. The boy looked around and ran in the direction of a pink bow sticking out. He saw the bow move and a girls tiny muffled giggle “You can’t find me!!” The boy giggled and ran through a bush. “I found you!” The little girl looked up from her hiding spot, her honey-dew brown eyes glimmer with excitement. She stood and tackled the boy into a hug, not caring that her pink dress was getting dirty. “Let’s play again!!”
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AuthorEmma Schroeder is 17 years old, a senior at Taylorsville High School, and lives in Taylorsville, UT. Archives
November 2015
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