53 Lake of Bones- Part 3 (1/2)
Going to where they were, she tried to get their attention which didn't work as they were too busy pulling the hair and kicking each other. Stepping into their childish business, she pushed both of them away from each other.
”What are you two boys doing, instead of enjoying your time like the others?” Heidi used a stricter tone to talk to the two children.
”He stole my book which I have been meaning to give it to my grandmother!”
”You don't have any grandmother!” the other boy scoffed.
”I do! Unlike you!” they tried getting each other but Heidi pulled them again.
”Stop it both of you if you don't want to spend your night out with the hound dogs!” the threat worked wonders making both the boys stand still in their place. Her father usually used it to scare her and her siblings when they were about to put their toe out of line, ”What's your name?” she asked one of the blonde boy.
”Guss, ma'am.”
”And you must be Mark,” she gave a pointed look to the boy who had freckles round his nose, ”Mark, stealing or hiding someone's belonging which doesn't belong to you is wrong. Your parents would be really disappointed if they knew about it.”
”My parents don't care about it! They aren't alive. They don't exist,” the boy answered angrily. With what she heard, was the reason him taking another boy's book because he had no family when the other boy still had his grandmother? Pursing her lips for a moment, she sat down to level herself with the boys height. Softening her tone, she spoke to him gently,
”I don't think that would be right. Did you know that people whom we hold dear and close to turn into angels once they die. Even if we cannot see them, they are still around always looking after their loved once. People never leave, so you should never tell that they don't exist. Sometimes, you'll have to keep them here,” she said taking his hand and placing it on his heart, ”Safe in your heart,” she smiled looking at the boy.
Sending both the boys from there, Heidi followed them to only be stopped by the lord who had been leaning against a tree.
”That's one heap of garbage I heard in a while.”
”Ah, you heard.”
”I did. Is that what you grew up listening to?” he asked her with false amazement and she looked at the two boys who maintained a good distance between them as they walked.
”No, milord.”
”Misleading little children are we.”
”What would you propose I should have done?” she asked raising her brows at him.
”Very easy. Dead people are gone and won't come back. Ask him to man up and move forward than cry over something he doesn't have. Building false castle isn't going to work always.”
The boy named Guss had turned around to run towards her, ”Where are you going? We are going to start eating soon,” she said.
”Mark said he threw the book there,” the boy said ready to get past her but she held the boys arm.
”Why don't you go ahead with the lord while I go look for it? Yes?” she said to him and then faced the lord indicating him to take the boy along with him.