Library: The Colours in Our Shadows

No one understands why poor old Blair has been acting so strange over the years. To be precise, no one understands Blair's stated reasons for her deliberate strange actions over the years. No one except me, of course. Maybe she?s feeling not wanted by others, now, she?s no more but a paranoid, living alone in her ? house. She calls it a house. I call it a jungle. Once you see it you?d know I?d make a good writer, because I?m so good at describing things. But this happens only when you actually see the house. Yet I do doubt that. People in Greentown are very used to spotting houses hidden in trees. This is because there are trees everywhere in the town and you couldn?t possibly find your home if you do not practise such a skill. Yet even the dude with the finest skill in our town fails to spot Blair?s house. Her house was covered in trees, shrubs, climbers, flowers, and all sorts of plants you can think of. You can never see the gates, the walls, the front door, the back door and the windows, as they are perfectly covered by patches of messy greeneries. ?How on earth can trees grow on such a small land?? you ask. Good question. Ha. Blair planted the greens all by herself. Surprised? I said she was insane. And this is not the craziest part. I can swear to God Almighty that I once saw her talking to the cactuses in her backyard. You might think I dislike her. And that?s when you get the wrong idea. She?s actually an old friend of mine. And fifty years ago was the day when we first met. That?s the day when I asked her to be my girlfriend. No stares, please. Everybody did the same in the old days. Okay, back to the present. As an old friend of hers I usually visit her once a week. Often on Sundays. Every time I paid her a visit, she asked the same question. ?Do you remember well the day when all things in our lives started to change?? ?Yes? was always my answer. Everything started on the day when I first met Blair, when she agreed to be my girlfriend.We spent the day enjoying ourselves with mud and dung. We ran into neighbouring pig trenches and stained ourselves brown. And then we collected cow dung to give Joe and Ben a nice hit. These were typical hang-outs enjoyed by pairs in the old days. Mind you, that ?pairs? referred not only to couples, but friends as well. As a matter of fact, I couldn?t see any differences between a pair of couples and a pair of friends back in those days. The reasons for us to keep girlfriends and boyfriends were only about showing off to others, which helped you fit into the kids. To fit in you?d also have to be aware of another thing. In the old days kids did not worry about their future. Seriously, if you dared to think about your future you?d become the next Joe or Ben. Anyway, kids at that time enjoyed every single day. They did not worry over stuffs. To speak the truth, they did not even use their brains. Curiously, we were proud to be one of those kids.

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Library: The Colours in Our Shadows