Bloom [2]

'....How is this possible?' 

I couldn't tear my gaze away from the thin red leaf that sprouted from the ground. I couldn't believe my eyes, and upon thinking about the scene from before, a thought occurred to me. 

'When the old man was coughing, a little bit of the blood spilled.' 

Could it be that... 

'Wait, is that even possible?' 

The idea seemed absurd, yet as I stared at the scene unfolding before me, I felt my convictions begin to overturn. 

But even so, that wasn't all. 

In spite of my attempts at trying to move, I was still stuck in place. 

I couldn't move, and all I could do was stare blankly at the small leaf on the ground beneath me. 

'How long...' 

Beneath the arid air, I stood while watching the leaf grow taller.