Post by Bluedramon on Oct 25, 2014 10:06:14 GMT -5
EPILOGUE:
Rudy stood on the grassy field for what seemed like hours, doing nothing but staring straight ahead. He felt hot even though the trees shaded him well. Yet he also felt chilly, even though there wasn't a drop of rain in the sky nor a chilly wild sweeping through him. He wasn't sure how to feel. Not around here. Nothing except grief.
Standing with him was Penny. She had wanted to come here, too. Rudy convinced his mother to take them here. It hadn't been easy. It wasn't like there was someone here that they themselves knew. Rudy told them they felt obligued to do it, and his parents decided not to question it any further.
The sun was starting to set. It casted beautiful colors on the horizon. The golden light still shot out, spreading across the sky, giving it a glow. Birds chirped and flew overhead, going towards the light as they went on their flight. A few squirrels grabbed some nuts that had fallen from the trees and zipped back up the bark. They were so fast, the two teenagers barely even noticed them.
The land wasn't perfectly flat. It was a little hilly, though not too deep. It was all covered in grass. At least most of it was. The mild hills weren't just merely grassy. They were rocky as well. Jetting out along the ground were rows and rows of concrete and stone. In perfect lines they stood, each one looking different than the other.
They were tombstones.
Rudy and Penny walked through the graveyard, eyeing the stones, looking for one in particular. One did catch their eyes, but it only brought forth a smal scowl from them. It belonged to Mr. Cosmo. Seeing the tombstone reminded them of the perils this one man put them through, how he almost took Snap from them. They wished he had survived so he would have recieved the punishment he deserved.
They did not dwell on it long. The man was gone and could no longer hurt them. They instead focused on locating the tombstone they came here for. And soon, a little further down, they found it.
Ms. Saffron's grave.
They approached her tombstone slowly, their anger from before melted away into despair. They stood in front of the gave and stared at it. A small breeze swept through them, rolling some leaves in the background. They did not notice. All they could see was the gravestone in front of them, which they both knew belonged to the grave woman who helped them in their time of need, and lost her life over it.
There were times that Rudy still felt guilty about her death. He sometimes had nightmares about Ms. Saffron being killed, and being forced to watch it. He couldn't tell anyone about it, except Penny and Snap. Both Penny and Snap agreed that it was a tragedy that Saffron died, but they did not think Rudy should keep blaming himself over it. Mr. Cosmo was one nasty person and, even if Rudy had warned her in time, it wouldn't have changed anything.
Rudy pulled out the new chalkboard Penny got for him and drew a portal. In seconds, Snap stepped out, standing between Rudy and Penny. Snap had wanted to come here, too.
The trio stood in front of the gravestone for several minutes. They didn't do anything. They just looked, still and unmoving where they stood. Memories flooded through their mind. They remembered how this woman, who they thought was their enemy at one time, helped them out. They were also reminded of Mr. Cosmo's cruelty, and the torment they had to go through.
Rudy decided to speak. "Hey, Ms. Saffron... It's me, Rudy Tabootie." He paused for a moment, trying to think of what to say. "We..we did it. Mr. Cosmo is gone. He has been stopped. He won't be hurting anyone else anymore. We...couldn't have done it without you. I am so sorry that you aren't able to be here right now, to be happy with us that this man can't hurt anyone anymore..."
Rudy had to stop. Tears were getting in his eyes. This was harder than he thought. As he wiped them away, Penny was the next one to speak.
"It was really amazing how...even after knowing how Mr. Cosmo was..you were still willing to help us. You realized what you did was wrong, and instead of finding excuses, you tried to make things right." Penny said. Her voice was choked with emotion. "If you hadn't been there, we...we would have lost Snap. Th-thank you...for your help.. It's terrible that..."
She started to cry. Rudy put his arms around her and hugged her.
Snap was the last one to speak. He didn't say anything at first, as if trying to think of the words to say. He stared at the gravestone with saddened eyes.
"I...really would have loved to get to know you better, Ms. Saffron. You weren't a bad person after all. Yeah I know I was a little skeptical of you at first. But you were also unsure about me. The important thing is that we both realized we were wrong about each other. And I am...so glad that you came to that realization..and tried to fix things. I appreciate all you have done for me. I..I wish we could have been...friends..."
"Rudy! We have to get going!" Mrs. Tabootie called.
The trio was reluctant to leave the gravestone. But they knew they couldn't stay there long. One by one, they started to slowly walk away.
As they headed back, Rudy stopped and turned around. He grabbed some flowers that were growing out of the ground and went over. He gently laid them on the slightly raised mound.
"R-Rest in peace, Ms. Saffron.." Rudy said as he wiped away a tear.
He stayed there for a few seconds. Then he turned and walked away.
Rudy stood on the grassy field for what seemed like hours, doing nothing but staring straight ahead. He felt hot even though the trees shaded him well. Yet he also felt chilly, even though there wasn't a drop of rain in the sky nor a chilly wild sweeping through him. He wasn't sure how to feel. Not around here. Nothing except grief.
Standing with him was Penny. She had wanted to come here, too. Rudy convinced his mother to take them here. It hadn't been easy. It wasn't like there was someone here that they themselves knew. Rudy told them they felt obligued to do it, and his parents decided not to question it any further.
The sun was starting to set. It casted beautiful colors on the horizon. The golden light still shot out, spreading across the sky, giving it a glow. Birds chirped and flew overhead, going towards the light as they went on their flight. A few squirrels grabbed some nuts that had fallen from the trees and zipped back up the bark. They were so fast, the two teenagers barely even noticed them.
The land wasn't perfectly flat. It was a little hilly, though not too deep. It was all covered in grass. At least most of it was. The mild hills weren't just merely grassy. They were rocky as well. Jetting out along the ground were rows and rows of concrete and stone. In perfect lines they stood, each one looking different than the other.
They were tombstones.
Rudy and Penny walked through the graveyard, eyeing the stones, looking for one in particular. One did catch their eyes, but it only brought forth a smal scowl from them. It belonged to Mr. Cosmo. Seeing the tombstone reminded them of the perils this one man put them through, how he almost took Snap from them. They wished he had survived so he would have recieved the punishment he deserved.
They did not dwell on it long. The man was gone and could no longer hurt them. They instead focused on locating the tombstone they came here for. And soon, a little further down, they found it.
Ms. Saffron's grave.
They approached her tombstone slowly, their anger from before melted away into despair. They stood in front of the gave and stared at it. A small breeze swept through them, rolling some leaves in the background. They did not notice. All they could see was the gravestone in front of them, which they both knew belonged to the grave woman who helped them in their time of need, and lost her life over it.
There were times that Rudy still felt guilty about her death. He sometimes had nightmares about Ms. Saffron being killed, and being forced to watch it. He couldn't tell anyone about it, except Penny and Snap. Both Penny and Snap agreed that it was a tragedy that Saffron died, but they did not think Rudy should keep blaming himself over it. Mr. Cosmo was one nasty person and, even if Rudy had warned her in time, it wouldn't have changed anything.
Rudy pulled out the new chalkboard Penny got for him and drew a portal. In seconds, Snap stepped out, standing between Rudy and Penny. Snap had wanted to come here, too.
The trio stood in front of the gravestone for several minutes. They didn't do anything. They just looked, still and unmoving where they stood. Memories flooded through their mind. They remembered how this woman, who they thought was their enemy at one time, helped them out. They were also reminded of Mr. Cosmo's cruelty, and the torment they had to go through.
Rudy decided to speak. "Hey, Ms. Saffron... It's me, Rudy Tabootie." He paused for a moment, trying to think of what to say. "We..we did it. Mr. Cosmo is gone. He has been stopped. He won't be hurting anyone else anymore. We...couldn't have done it without you. I am so sorry that you aren't able to be here right now, to be happy with us that this man can't hurt anyone anymore..."
Rudy had to stop. Tears were getting in his eyes. This was harder than he thought. As he wiped them away, Penny was the next one to speak.
"It was really amazing how...even after knowing how Mr. Cosmo was..you were still willing to help us. You realized what you did was wrong, and instead of finding excuses, you tried to make things right." Penny said. Her voice was choked with emotion. "If you hadn't been there, we...we would have lost Snap. Th-thank you...for your help.. It's terrible that..."
She started to cry. Rudy put his arms around her and hugged her.
Snap was the last one to speak. He didn't say anything at first, as if trying to think of the words to say. He stared at the gravestone with saddened eyes.
"I...really would have loved to get to know you better, Ms. Saffron. You weren't a bad person after all. Yeah I know I was a little skeptical of you at first. But you were also unsure about me. The important thing is that we both realized we were wrong about each other. And I am...so glad that you came to that realization..and tried to fix things. I appreciate all you have done for me. I..I wish we could have been...friends..."
"Rudy! We have to get going!" Mrs. Tabootie called.
The trio was reluctant to leave the gravestone. But they knew they couldn't stay there long. One by one, they started to slowly walk away.
As they headed back, Rudy stopped and turned around. He grabbed some flowers that were growing out of the ground and went over. He gently laid them on the slightly raised mound.
"R-Rest in peace, Ms. Saffron.." Rudy said as he wiped away a tear.
He stayed there for a few seconds. Then he turned and walked away.
