Hanna F. Cross

When I was a kid...there was this girl who lived next door. I remember she had this pet bird that she absolutely adored, and I always wanted to go and say hi to her...but I never did, cuz I guess I was too shy, or she was busy, or self esteem decided to go on a vacation or something.

's too bad. She seemed really nice...the only time I ever did talk to her was the day before she moved away. It was also the only time I ever got to see her pet bird up close...

Unfortunately, this was all because her bird had died, and she'd lost the key to his cage...it was so odd, the key had 'rest in piece' written on it already, but she'd kept that bird in that cage with that key before he died. Course, I didn't say anything cuz I was a stupid kid...

So I went and gave her back her key. And she said some really strange stuff...she started to apologize to me for something, and she said that she would pray for me when whatever it was ended up happening.

I just thought it was her being weird until I got bigger. Then I realized, hey, that was my first official paranormal encounter! Just wish I'd listened to her back then.


...Oh, and then when I was 8, I spilled hot chocolate on my favorite blanket while my parents were out. And I tried to wash it myself, and ended up shredding the blanket in the washing machine and dying everything else that was in there pink. That wasn't fun. The replacement blanket wasn't really the same...That ranks right up there with when I lost my special birthday balloon when I was 5. I named it something really silly...

Balloons were really big to me...but they were always sort of sad, finite things, an--wait, why am I talking about this?

Oh, lord, it's a curse.

I am going to attempt to shut up now.

[Day two of Hanna being a small 7 year old boy. So far, he's actually come to like the City, even if he still misses his parents. But he's got some good stories to tell them now, and he can't forget them!

So, Hanna has decided to wander off to the park, forgetting to tell the zombie that's been looking after him since yesterday where he went.]

Wooow...this place is really big...I bet Mom and Dad would love it here...

[After some wandering around the park, picking some random flowers and weeds and stuff, Hanna eventually settles down and pulls out what appears to be a tiny sketchpad from his shirt pocket and a pencil.]

If they can't get here, then I'll just draw everything for them!!

[He nods, talking to himself about all the things he's gotta draw for his parents, forgetting that is would've probably been a good idea to tell his new zombie friend, Big Gallahad, where he was going.]

...Hm...I dunno how to spell giraffe...I know it's got a g, though.

[Hanna frowns in concentration, resuming his doodles and writing, ignoring everything around him. Oh, children.]