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Chapter 2: Falling Flora

Narrated by Yexiao.

Narrator: Since when did I make observing falling petals a habit?

Narrator: Uh-huh...

Narrator: It probably started that one day when a petal landed on my bangs.

Narrator: It was a quiet spring day before the chicks came. The old lady was having tea in her rocking chair under the loquat tree.

Narrator: The gentle breeze caressed my cheeks, bringing with it warm, golden sunlight.

Narrator: Did you see that petal?

Choose either "Where?" or "I see it!"

If "where," ...

You: Petal? Where?

Narrator: Over there. Under the sun.

If "yes," ...

You: Yeah, I saw!

Narrator: Isn't it beautiful?

Narrator: It's twirling, spinning, trying to stay afloat as long as possible, to catch as many sights as it can with its curious eyes.

Narrator: On an especially bright day, the shadows of drifting petals on the ground would look like that of fluttering butterflies.

Narrator: On a day with strong gusts, the petals would ride the wind and travel far, far away. Past tall peaks, wide rivers...

Narrator: Past bustling cities with twinkling lights, past soulmates who have yet to meet, past lovers who are now apart...

Narrator: The petals will gradually part ways and land in different locations, finally becoming one with the soil.

Narrator: When it's rainy, the petals become unusually heavy and their travels will be short-lived.

Narrator: But a petal can't choose when it falls on a sunny day or a rainy one.

Narrator: All it can do is tremble weakly, fighting to hang on in the falling rain.

Narrator: I considered catching some falling petals with an umbrella, drying them and making them into bookmarks. I never did, though.

Narrator: I'd watch the petals land in puddles and spin round and round on the surface, like tiny boats caught in a storm.

Narrator: Of course, petals can land in lots of other spots, too.

Narrator: For example...

Choose either "On the park bench" or "In shallow ponds."

If "bench," ...

You: On park benches.

If "ponds," ...

You: In shallow ponds.

Narrator: And on the fluffy back of a kitten.

Narrator: The kitten can't see it that way, so it'd start running in circles seeking the petal.

Narrator: And it might land inside another flower.

Narrator: And in a flowing stream.

Narrator: And on my forehead.

Narrator: And in your palm.

Narrator: Petals falling from the same starting point will all land in different finishing points.

Chapter 1

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

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