HM Fanfic: Innocent Lies Chapter 10

  The twisting and winding of the gravel roads were what made them so hard to travel on, the closets town to Forget-me-not was mineral town and even then there was not much you could buy there but livestock and some common goods. In order for anyone to get anything useful you would have to use a telephone to order special shipping that would be delivered much later then just walking to the close town. There was also a small market in town that was there twice a month. An overweight Japanese man named Van sold items and medicine to the people of Forget-me-not. It was handy since the local doctor was busy much of the time and there was no hospital around.

 Rock hated hospitals, that was where Tim and Ruby had found him, young and banged up from a certain disaster that was same as his name. He had no idea what name he had before that time. Tim had said that he was going to be his son from then on. He traveled with them around the dying world for years. Right before he turned thirteen they moved to the small village of Forget-me-not. Rock had a hunch that it was for certain reasons and not just because Ruby liked the fresh air.

 “The world is dying, the pollution has set in, I guess they knew that huh?” Rock thought to himself as he dozed in and out of a nap under the big tree near the harvest spring. It was a quiet place where he could think.

 There would be many days when the citizens would whisper about Rock. He seemed so cheerful and careless; he would talk of parties and great vacations. He was spoiled in their eyes, he never worked and lived a life of luxury in the inn. He didn’t have to pay anything and his parents were rich merchants from far away, always filled with great tales and interesting exotic tastes from far away.  Some ever thought he was a love child for he didn’t look much like his father but had brown eyes, so many women thought he was some sort of midlife crises child born out of accident. Sometimes he would be seen sitting fishing in the rain and laughing to himself often, not caring if anyone saw him.

 “I wonder what she’s doing.” The new girl who had moved in was wandering around the spring coming closer to where rock was resting. It’s not funny anymore; he always wanted to make girls heartbroken. He had met many young girls that wanted to be with him but he had no room for him. He preferred to be considered a playboy, but the young girl seemed different. There were many rumors whispered about her. Her and the strange father that use to live on the farm that they now lived at. Rock decided that he would pay her a visit later on that night, maybe get to know who she really was, just out of his own curiosity.

 “Oh jack! Why is it so boring here? Nothing ever happens! I want to at least have one friend; I don’t even know where you go every day after chores you disappear all the time.”

  Jack looked up from the book he was reading, “Jillian listen don’t worry about me I’m just working hard to make us money, we haven’t been here for very long only three weeks. We also don’t know who we can trust other then Tak and even he is a bit odd. This whole village seems to be lost in time, in some sort of golden age that is not under the pollution influence.”

  Jillian sighed, “ Maybe it’s because of the ocean air? Or is it the sea? I never kept my memorization of where exactly we’re located in my mind.”

  “Crack,” Jack looked up,” Shh Jill, be silent, you heard that right?”

  Jillian nodded her head, on the inside feeling her heart pounding with fear, it could be Tak of course. Why would he be up at such an hour though? Her legs started shivering as much as the winter fall breeze that could be felt from the crack in the door.

  Jack walked up to the door, a large pot in his hand ready to pounce. He opened his palm, his veins sticking out as he reached for the nob. As he opened it he aimed it to kill just when a shout could be heard.

  “WAIT!! STOP!!, I just came here to see someone that’s all, I’m sorry dude just chill out.”