prompt 131- gargantuan(picture) -The other side - gumdroprain - original

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Title: The other side
Fandom: Original
Prompt: 131-gargantuan
Warnings: slight mention of death
Rating: G
Summary: Impossible was a word I simply didn't knew.

 

When I was a little kid, I believed in the impossible. I believed that if I wanted to, I could jump off that roof and fly straight into the skies. I believed that if I tried real hard, I could see the faeries under the rose bushes, having lots of fun playing hide and seek. I thought that unicorns did exist in big huge green plains, living on tasty clover and sweet grass. (Of course I couldn't see the unicorns in the desert). At that time, I knew in my heart, I would be part of that world and be saving them all as their lovely princess.

To be honest, I didn’t think that was impossible. I thought that was just another fact of life and was something real. It seemed possible to me at that time. Course, I was just a little girl at that time, reading every single book available. It wasn’t hard for me because I was stuck there as my parents owned it and tried their hardest to keep it open and free for the public.

 At that time, a public library was something impossible. The government just didn’t have any money to give as they were using it for more important stuff, like food. My parents didn’t blame them, but at the same time, they thought it was something vital to the community. So, with help from friends and strangers, they were able to open it. They kept it alive with donations and from their own pocket. 

 So really, it’s no wonder I too believed in the “impossible”. People would always say to my parents that they have accomplished the impossible. They told me to actively chase after my dreams and gosh darn it, I wanted to. I just needed a dream to chase after. I just had to find one and those books were the first step.

 And sadly, I took it the wrong way. My parents were bewildered when I told them that I was going to run away and find faeries and unicorns. How do I help them if I can't even find them? They knew I wasn’t kidding and they knew I wasn’t going to change my mind any time soon. So all they did was to tell me to wait until I finished school.

 That finally motivated me to start working on my homework and putting a pause to the books. True, the school still thought that I was a weird girl who ran through the playground looking for imaginary dragons and such. Don’t worry, I found friends who ignored that fact and instead had fun with my wild plans of catching one.

 ‘Course, life changed though. My parents had to close the library. It was ridiculous but people stole from the library. Books vanished and never came back. They tried their absolute best to replace those books and get new ones, but they had to quit one day. A thief broke into the treasury and goodbye papa and dreams.

 It shook me badly, but my mother kept both of us going. Every single day, she told me that nothing was impossible. Oh heck, she might have failed at keeping the library open, but she kept it open for ten years. And once things get better, it was going to be open. “Can’t let Bill’s dream die, can we?”she said to me on the day of the funeral.

 A friend once told us that we were trying to push against a mountain. “No mountain is going to be budged by two people,” he told us.

 She smiled and replied, “Really, now? What about three?”

 Three’s a magical number. Oh, I haven’t found any magical worlds or fantastical beasts. But then again, I didn’t need to. Our world’s pretty enough with its jungles, waterfalls, oceans, birds, and animals. I haven’t found any Prince Charming but I don’t need one in order to be a princess. I don’t even need to be a princess in order to be a hero. 
 
Books aren't the first step for me. Ironically, I don't even have one with me. I donated all of them to my mom's library. Instead, I read the newspapers as they connect me to a whole world with problems. It's really a whole mountain range that needs to be pushed and flattened. i joined the few that are brave enough to start pushing. Each of them has some kind of dream for somebody else (food, safety, water) and they're working to achieve it. It's not impossible but we'll love all the people who can help us.

Comments

[hachinoyou2sasu.livejournal.com]

Very cute.

Just a couple typos/grammatical errors:
"I would part of that world and be saving them all as their lovely princess." should be,
"I would be a part of that world and save them all as their lovely princess."
"I just needed a dream to chase afterwards." should be,
"I just needed a dream to chase after."

[gumdroprain.livejournal.com]

Ahh.. Thank you for catching that! ^^