The river of lost dreams (Entry)

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The River Of Lost Dreams Evelyn threw a stone into the long winding river by the Ever Tree, a tree said to hold all of the answers from the past and future. Her smooth stone skipped into the river, hitting the water gently and springing forwards. Evelyn wiped her dirty hands on her soft blue dress. She sat on a stone with one crack through the stone on the side of the river and watched her stone sink into the beautiful clear water. Evelyn picked up a small pebble and held it in her hand. she stood up and climbed up the rocky terrain on the side of the river. she placed her hand on a small ledge in the side of the rock she was clinging onto. she climbed onto a ledge and turned around to gaze at the river. She dropped the pebble in her hand into the beautiful water. her hair streamed behind her, the sun lighting up her face. She raised her hand into the sky, the sun bringing warmth to her hand. She felt like she could fly into the clouds and become part of the glorious light. The river glinted in the sunlight. Evelyn climbed higher, and Lay in the soft, green grass, and breathed in the fresh air of the wilderness. She wished she could live out here, with the animals, and the light. "What are you doing up here?" A voice said. Evelyn quickly sat up. It was Adam, the Farmer's boy. "I came here to get away from mother." Said Evelyn. she layed back in the grass, and Adam joined her. They layed on the grass looking up into the sky. They where quite for a minute, until A bluebird flew overhead. The bird chirped at them, and landed beside Evelyn. "Oh, Hello." She said smiling. The bluebird cocked it's head to the side and chirped again. Evelyn held out a hand, and as Adam watched, the bird hopped onto the palm of Evelyn's hand. Evelyn slowly stood up, not wanting to startle the bird. Adam stood up and brushed his hands on the knees of his pants. He dug in his pockets for sunflower seeds from the farm. He fed them to the bluebird, marveling at the birds beautiful soft, blue feathers. After the bluebird had ate all the seeds, he chirped and flew down to the river. Adam and Evelyn climbed down to the bluebird, who hopped impatiently. he chirped at them, asking them to hurry up. "We're coming!" Evelyn called to the bluebird. Adam got there first, but shortly after, Evelyn arrived. He steadied her, for she had almost tripped over a tree root. "Are you okay?" He asked. "Yeah, fine." She Replied blushing. They both looked at the bluebird, who had fluttered into the water of the river. He picked up a pebble in his beak, and put it in the water. He picked up another pebble, and placed it beside the first one. He continued putting the pebbles into the water until he had created an image. "A tree," Adam Said, squinting at the picture. The bluebird chirped happily. "But... What could that mean?" Evelyn said. "I don't know," Adam said. He was looking at the bird, who was hopping a circle around his masterpiece. "I think he wants us to go to the Ever Tree." He said finally. "Why?" Evelyn said. Adam walked to the Ever Tree. He touched the smooth bark of the tree's trunk. Suddenly, the bluebird let out a sharp cry, and fell to the ground. Evelyn dashed to the fallen bird and seen that there was two fang marks, and that a snake was slithering away. "No!!!" She sobbed. "I can't lose you!" She scooped the bird into her arms, and cradled him in her hands. an eye of the bird slowly opened, but closed again. Adam kneeled beside her. He placed a hand on her back. Evelyn put the bird on the ground. She reached over to Adam and took his hand. Tears streamed down her cheeks. The bluebird's body glittered with a gold glow, and the body slowly rose to the sky. "He's joined the light." Adam said gently. A tear rolled down Evelyn's cheek. "I didn't get to say goodbye." She said. They sat there in silence. "I suppose we should go to the Ever Tree." Adam finally said. They stood up, still holding hands, and walked to the tree. Evelyn placed her hand on the tree. A leaf fell from the tree, she seen writing on it. Adam picked it up, and read it aloud. "The river of tears is what's holding you back, climb the tree." What's that supposed to mean?" Adam asked. "We have to climb it," replied Evelyn. "But we don't have any safety gear," Adam said. He squinted up at the top of the tree. "We can climb it." Said Evelyn. "It's what the bluebird wanted us to do." She Reached up to a branch, and pulled herself up onto it. "C'mon!" she said. (There wasn't enough room for all of the story, go down to credits for more)