Revelations : #13 / Hard yet Hopeful : #14

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Revelations

One day, as Pimenta was out and about on her own, she took a stroll by the creek. She had gotten a little note suggesting that she head over this way. It smelled of carrots, so she came to investigate. As she walked, she suddenly spotted a figure not too far from her, seated on a pebble - and it was definitely NOT a carrot! She squinted and realized it was Braam. Immediately, she began to tip-toe backwards and spun around before hearing, “Hey Pimenta.”

She turned to a waving Braam.

“Oh…hi,” she said. “Didn’t see ya there.”

There was a moment of awkward silence as the two still stood a considerable distance apart.

“Whatcha doin?” he asked.

“Walking and uh…stuff,” she responded. “You?”

“I stole one of Björnbär’s books to read but everything in it is flying over my head. I don’t get how that guy understands this stuff.”

“Oh, what’s it about?” she asked.

“Human stuff, I don’t know,” he answered. More awkward silence continued as he rose and walked towards her. “Well, I have to walk back home if you’d like an escort.”

Pim’s heartbeat rattled against her ribs, but she maintained a calm demeanor.

“Sure.”

So Braam, being the gentleman he was, held out his arm, allowing her to take it. He definitely noticed her face was redder than usual, but didn’t want to embarrass her.

He started to speak, “Pim-”

She cut him off, “I know what you’re going to say! You’re going to warn me that you’re dangerous, brooding, and complicated - and that I should be careful. Not be so risky with spending time with you. And sure - I get that! But look at me. I’m a spicy pepper! You can’t even offer your arm to me without risking a burn. But look at Amani! Look at the risk she’s taking. For us! For the farm! Don’t you think we should follow her lead and throw a little caution to the wind? I mean - if we don’t do SOMETHING, what chance do we all have anyway? And I know that you’re close with…. Others. And I don’t want to get in the way of anything, but I still think we should consider our options here!” She paused and took a heavy breath and looked over at Braam, whose eyes were wide. “Sorry, what were you going to say?”

“Wow,” he responded, as a slight smile exposed itself. “I was just going to say watch out for that stick.”

“Oh. Yes. Um, I saw it.” Never had Pimenta opened up about anything to anyone, even to her sisters for the most part. While this was surprising to Braam, he also had to admit that he might have suspected something based on her often flushed face and awkward tendencies around him.

He finally spoke. “I've never seen this side of you.”

She shrugged. “Sorry,” she sighed.

“No, don't apologize! I like this side of you! Let’s just walk and talk,” he said, smiling.

“Ok,” she replied, finally returning his smile.

“But first,” he continued, “...other? What other?” He lifted his eyebrow, waiting for her clarification.

“Yeah,” she answered. “A certain Samurai?”

“Pim, you do know that she’s a warrior? Who do you think passed on my father’s training to her?”

A googly-eyed vegetable watched from a distance with a telescope, smiled, and ran back into the woods.

Hard yet Hopeful

“Stupid, stupid, STUPID!” growled the angry little Blueberry. Sitting next to the creek, he tried to skip rocks across the surface. One by one, the rocks just plopped right into the water, sinking straight down. Why had he followed that carrot-scented note’s advice to come to try skipping rocks!

“If you flick them a little bit to the side, they skid quite nicely.” the soft voice offered.

Myrtille jumped, his little cheeks turning red with embarrassment. He quickly shrugged his shoulders and rounded his back, huddling into himself. “Oh yeah. Who asked you? What are you supposed to be the Rock skipping Granny?”

Mentă laughed before she could stop herself. “Actually,” she slipped her own carroty-smudged note into her pocket and leaned down to find a nice smooth stone and held it in her hand, weighing it and checking the balance.

Finding it suitable for her needs, she flicked her wrist lightning fast and sent the rock bouncing, 1….2….3….4….5..6..7.8.9.!

“What the heck! You ARE the Rock skipping Granny!” Myrtille shouted as he lost count watching the smooth stone fly across the water. “That was so cool! Do it again!”

Mentă smiled and found another rock immediately. With her expertise, she skidded several more rocks across the water, much to Myrtille’s delight. Instead of his usual scowl, his face was bright with joy. Mentă’s heart softened as she spent some time with him. “You know, you’re not so bad when you’re laughing.”

Myrtille’s face darkened a bit, remembering all the nasty pranks he had done. He didn’t want to feel guilty, so he just got angry. “Yeah, well, maybe I’m not as perfect as everyone else, but at least people TALK to me when I give them a reason to.”

“But we were talking and laughing just a few moments ago. You COULD do nice things and be kinder, and maybe people would still talk to you without all the irritation?”

“Doubt it. I’m not like other people. I’m rough and tough.” He hit his chest like a little gorilla, and made Mentă laugh again. “You laugh a lot.”

“Well, you’re actually funny a lot.” Mentă explained.

“No, I’m not funny. I’m rough and tough!" He looked down sadly. "I probably should learn how to fight better instead of skipping stupid rocks.” He got up, and thought about leaving this silliness behind, but then paused for a second. “I mean, I guess it wasn’t so bad skipping rocks with a Granny.”

Though she looked older, she was not that old. “Myrtille, I’m not a granny,” she giggled. “I’m just a mom.”

“Yeah, but not my mom. So I can just call you Granny.”

“I’m a mom for all the plants in the Garden who need hugs, and cookies, and even need days skipping rocks just to get away from the sad things.” She looked at the little boy so desperately in need of being loved. She could tell he wanted to look up at her, but as he stated, he was “rough and tough”.

“Well, I don’t need hugs. Cookies aren’t so bad though. But we can probably skip rocks again - if you want.”

“I have an idea, Myrtille. How about we meet here every morning for skipping rocks. And then, we can even come back in the afternoon to have some cookies. And if you ever decide you need a hug, well… they’re yours too.”

“Hm. I don’t know about all that, but I guess i’ll show up tomorrow for some more rock-skipping, Gran…. “

She raised her eyebrows.

“Ok well, maybe you’re not a Granny. But I don’t know about all the rest. So, I’ll see you tomorrow for rock skipping!”

He got up and ran off towards the Garden, but it wasn’t his usual angry run. It was a little lighter than before, and she couldn’t wait to see how changes would happen when she poured some well-needed love into this hard little blueberry.

Once again, an orange veggie could be seen streaking through the woods, jumping up and clicking his heels as he raced towards his next destination - the Farmhouse!

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