Short-Stories In The Making

Blossoms Garden

by Catherine Richardson

After finding the Shepherds Hut, Blossom asked Andy to help her clear out the small hut. The Hut was full of old dead trees, large bundles of wet moss along with birds nest filling up the holds in the roof. As they cleared it out all the old trees and dead moss, Blossom saw the wood paneling was rotted out from all the rain that leaked into it over the years. Feeling Dishearten by the wall Andy told her Not to worry her uncle and him will fix it up and it will be good as new.
As the work was going on in side the Hut, Blossom wanted to have her Aunt’s help in decorated the Hut as well help her planting the flower beds with her.
“I see, what are you going to do with the Hut once you have it all Done? she asked Blossom.
“I was hoping to make it into a Teahouse, were all our friends in town could come and enjoy themselves with teacakes and some of your blue-ribbon Sweet Cream Scones with Blackberry Jam, we can ask for two dollars per person to cover the cost of your Scones and Jam.” said blossom hoping she would agree to it, Her Aunt was thinking before she said ‘Ok, just what will you do with you little income then.” she asked
“We need a new Roof right? With the income we have left over we will add it to the Roof fund.” Blossom said holding her breath.
“Agreed my Child, lets start planting some roses, daisies, sunflowers and any other flowers along with some herbs too, I can make many different Scones for the Teahouse.” Her Aunt said.
Blossom was happy that everyone was helping clean up the Shepherds Hut, they made three large flower beds making each side for flowers and herbs so her Aunt can pick the right spice for each new Scone.
As the weeks when on, the field was taking shape, Uncle Sunset went into town to promote the teahouse that will be opening soon on his farm in the coming days. Many were happy to hear this news, Uncle Sunset made a custom table for the ladies to sit at as they enjoy the tea and Scones, the inside of the Hut was painted a light yellow with pink drapes that lined the three small windows. Blossom and her Aunt worked day and night getting all the Sweet Cream Scones with her Black Berry Jam ready for the opening of their Teahouse. They have five parties book that day, The Hut can hold ten guest for each party, this will give plenty of room for Blossom to move around serving her guest.
All the women in town just loved the new Teahouse, within the first week of opening Blossom was able to pay for a new roof for her Aunt and Uncles farm house. Her Aunt told her to put a little aside for herself to cover any schooling she wanted to do. Years when on, Uncle Sunset and Her Aunt are no longer living but Blossom still runs the Teahouse as well as the only B&B in town, Blossom turned the farm house into the B&B knowing her Aunt and Uncle would be proud of her. If Blossom didn't go for a walk that day as a young girl she might have never found That plot of Land and the Shepherds Hut hidden under all the tall weeds.

BedHead

By Catherine Richardson

Johnny loved to sleep in, everyday he has to go into school, Johnny was homeschooled so he roll out of bed and jumped on the computer to have his lessons for the day. Johnny was very smart so he begged his mom to have him homeschool, when he was in public school he was not in toon with the lessons, he was bored and was always looking out the window during class. His mom was ok with it since she work from home selling makeup .
Each morning the clock would ring at 7 am, time to get Johnny out of bed and into class, but each morning was the same she would have to fight with him to get up, it all ways ending with her telling him “ If you don't get up for school, I will put you back into public school and let your teachers deal with you “
With that remark Johnny jumped out of bed Yawing and stretching his arms, dragging his feet he pulled back his desk chair looking at the mountain of books and papers of pass work, he pushed them onto the floor and signed into his class. He can see his hair is all over the place.
“ BedHead again, lets see if I can get it to stay down as the class video is loading” Johnny said to the screen, he could see is own reflection, running his hands through his hair to try to even out the mess, No go on that attempt. Johnny then took his hand, licking it like Cat’s do he patted down his hair, smoothing it to one side then, licking his hand again smoothing it to the other side. He let go of his hair and it stuck out like he put his finger in a socket. Chewing on his lip thinking he saw that the video was up, instead of starting his work he went into the bathroom.
Pulling open the doors and seeing what he could use for his BedHead, he found some extra hold gel and hot oils his mother used to curl her hair with.
“Ah, this is the stuff, so thick it has to stay down.” Johnny said and dumped the Gel and hot oil mix onto his hair, rubbing it through and smoothing it down he took a thin comb and combed it all back. Happy with the way it looks, Johnny left the bathroom with neat and flat greasy and oily hair, the bathroom was another story.
Johnny walked by his mom and she screamed at the sight of him, his hair was changing from light brown to a bright pink.
“JOHNNY WHAT HAPPEN TO YOUR HAIR?” she yelled,
“What I put some gel and some hot oils to use on my BedHead.” holding her chest from the shock. “Were did you get the gel and oils?” she asked slowly.
From under the sink in your bathroom, was a little box with an older woman on it. “OHHH Honey that wasn’t gel or hot oils, it was My new Hair dye for Miss Gram, she wanted to do a hot pink dip on her ash blonde hair.
“OH, Um what now?
His mom ran hot water in the bathtub and stuck his head under it, the bright pink dye ran down the drain, she washed his hair in shampoo hoping to get all the dye out before it set into his follicles. She washed his hair ten times. he was yelling now ,
“Stop already I’m getting all wet here!”
Alright we’ll see what it looks like when it dries, why didn't you read the label on the box, before putting it on your hair.
“Un I was to tired to read it mom, I need to go back to bed.” Johnny said Yawing again
With in the Hour Johnny’s hair was striped with blonde,light pink and dark brown coloring