Strawberry Secrets

I hear their voices, they tell me that I have special powers

Powers that not many know of nor have

I smell the strawberry fields from which these voices emanate

My head throbs as every voice becomes louder and louder

I take another pill and everything seems to become quiet

The strawberry scent still lingers, but the voices aren’t so loud

A knock at my bedroom door signals the arrival of my mother

She announces her arrival and enters my bedroom

She inquires about my health and my day at school

I inquire about hers

Then she leaves to prepare dinner

"She wants me to tell her about the secret strawberry fields", I think to myself,

"She wants to conquer those fields and claim them as her own".

I can't think that about my own mother.

I shouldn't ...

The fairies would be disappointed if I told anyone that such a place existed

I open my window to get some fresh air, I can see those strawberry fields just beyond the edge of the forest

If only those fields didn't exist, then I wouldn't have to protect them from the others

If only they would believe me instead of thinking that I was insane...