Episode 2: Beyond the leaves.

Jack Rushes towards the ground covered with countless autumn leaves and starts dispersing them to find what Rosy have covered in the ground. He brush-off the sand and finds a small box embedded about 5 feet down in the ground. It's a wooden box, looking very old as the mud from rain has stuck hard on it. But the wood have protected the material inside like an unbreakable sword used by ancient emperors. The wood is composed by parts of tropical and temperate deciduous forest trees. There's the lock, that looks not so old but there alot of mid on it and it's covered with rust.

"Is it where you have kept all our memories?" Says jack in a deep painful voice. The unstoppable tears that are rolling down his cheeks are crying hard seeing the miserable face of Jack. His clamor beats the eardrum of Rosy's ear and she turns around seeing that he has taken out the box and is looking at it.

"Yeah!." Says Rosy finally wiping tears off her face.

As he tries to open the box the voice of various accessories inside are heard by both of them. The fear of what would be inside the box made Jack burst into tears but manages to open the box. The lock is so old that it opens up in just one pull. There are some letters of different colors in it, a key chain, a watch, a small rusty teddy bear, chocolate wrappers and some other stuff. Everything inside there had indeed a beautiful behind it. The noise of bird chirping can be easy heard by anyone. The beat is converted to a sad melody like a curse is created on both of them. And the curse which is never going to lift up over their heads.

(10 years ago)

The door closes with a BANG. A girl, with pretty golden eyes shiny blue hairs come out to the street roadside. She's wearing a whitish blue school uniform with a pinkish black bag pack and as always, a bright smile on her face.

"Hey wait for me." A voice of a boy strikes the girl's ear. She turns around and see's a tall boy standing in the same uniform as hers. He's waving at her with a refreshing smile and shining black eyes. He then hurries towards her. He's Jack and the girl standing opposite to him is Rosy. Both smile at each other.

Jack pulls something out of his pocket and gives it to Rosy. She's as if surprise and curious that what the beautiful cardboard box is having inside it.

" Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Rosy. Happy birthday to you. woohoo." Jack sings the birthday song to her and she burst into a wider smile.

" Hey, I thought you forgot my birthday. why didn't you wished me on time?" Says Rosy with a voice full of excitement. "Ohh come on I know you like surprises rather than being wished on time. Just see that's why I bought you a gift too, now can you please let the cat out of the bag?" jack replies in rather apologizing and a friendly tone.

"Ahh, that's not the case you know. But let me see what you bought as a gift for me." She opens up the box and there lies a beautiful key chain with a little heart and seashells of different textures and colors, a unique piece of nature. "OMG!!! it's so beautiful, how come you came across this idea." It's Rosy, her voice full of liveliness. " Well, you know we just met due to these seashells, and yes your bag looks worse without anything on it so I chose this keychain for you. Isn't it pretty?" Asks Jack excitedly. Rosy nods her head in admiring way. Rosy immediately takes out the keychain from the box but jack steps forward and takes the keychain from her.

"Hey didn't you say it was mine?" Rosy says as Jack snatches the watch out of her hands. "Wait a bit you impatient girl." He says and grabs his bag. Than in a go he puts the chain beside one of her bag zips. "Ahh you should have told me earlier." says Rosy. "A story without suspense and a conversation without missing clue always have best endings." Jack says smiling at her.

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