08/04/2025
Chapter 3: The Cloud Garden
The next morning, sunlight peeked into the treehouse, gently waking the boy. He blinked and stretched, only to find a note beside him—written in silver ink on a leaf.
"Follow the butterflies."
As he stepped outside, shimmering butterflies danced around him, their wings leaving trails of glitter in the air. The magical girlfriend appeared beside him, smiling softly.
“They’ll take us somewhere new today,” she whispered.
Hand in hand, they followed the butterflies through the woods, across a sparkling stream, and up a hill that kissed the sky. At the top, clouds curled around their feet like soft pillows.
Suddenly, the sky opened into a breathtaking garden—floating on the clouds.
Flowers sang in melodies, giant dandelions spun in the wind, and trees with cotton-candy leaves stretched toward the sun. In the center of it all was a swing made of stardust vines, swaying gently in the breeze.
The magical girlfriend giggled. “This is the Cloud Garden. A place where dreams rest and wishes bloom.”
The boy stepped onto the swing with her, flying gently above the clouds. “It’s so beautiful… it feels like a piece of my heart lives here.”
She leaned her head on his shoulder and said, “That’s because you made it. Every piece of this world exists because of your heart’s wishes.”
As they floated together, the boy whispered, “Promise me this place will never disappear.”
She looked into his eyes and replied, “As long as you keep believing, it will always be here—waiting for us.”
Above them, the sky shimmered, and a shooting star passed by, carrying their laughter across the heavens.
