Hopeless

Ivy was just your average teenager who just couldn’t catch a break. She wanted to become this outgoing girl but she was too shy until she met (YC.) which caused her to become more than out going. “God I just want to be noticed by someone.” She spoke softly to no one in particular

The forest listened to this request. It thought until something was decided upon. The bell had just rung at Ivy’s school, and the students practically jammed the halls as they tried to leave. Ivy sighed. The roots of the trees in the forest twisted and created life that breathed.

New branches with greenish leaves were constantly being created. The students cruelly removed their leaves, and Ivy was frustrated that there was nothing she could do. The forest was slowly eating away at the place, the walls looked like scales with so many leaves.

I need to find the heart of the forest, thought Ivy as she picked through the shrubbery. It was the only way to control it. However, she needed help. None of the students would; they made their views on the forest clear. There was one possibility, but they hadn’t talked in years.

With none of her students wanting to help find the heart of the forest, Ivy was left with the only one choice. Her old professor and mentor, Oak. It's an arduous hike to his cabin and although uncertain if he is there, she knocks. "Professor Oak I need your help to control this."

The door creaked open slowly, revealing Oak's weathered face framed by a long, silver beard. His eyes, sharp despite his age, assessed Ivy with a mix of curiosity and concern. “I knew this day would come,” he said, stepping aside. “Come in, and let’s see what’s unraveling.”

Together they stepped onto the forest floor. A tree sprouted under their feet, lifting them up above the canopy as it grew at lightning speed. From there, they watched the vines and pines of the world-spanning forest entwine, envelop, and hide the ruins of the last cities.