Sight is a privilege that the eyes connect to every day.
I look up seeing a river flowing in front of me but not truly understanding why its there. I'm crouched down and put my hand through the cool water. Birds chirp in the distance which changes my focus to my surroundings. A forest of trees that have yellow and orange colors of fall enclose and surround me. I look at my hands and the feeling of the cool breeze that passes by. My eyes feel heavy and my body feels light as if I could run for miles. Though the question arises -where am I?- I have no recollection of where I am.
Bang- I swing my head around and see a group of people running across the river. What is that noise- Is it coming for me? - My heart starts to beat and my body moves away without me really thinking much about it. The Leafs hit my boots as I start to run at a fast pace. But all I see is trees of fall all around me. Ideas start racing through my head. So many that I can't even do more than just run. Time feels like nothing. I follow the small little river until finally, it enlarges into a small pond. Stop. Wait. Ideas keep racing through my head. Heart pounding.
Bang- The sound again but it feels closer. Why? Did I run towards? Shit. My eyes dart around. Safety now feels like my main priority. But nothing but trees and water. The wind starts to get a bit stronger and I can now see the open blue sky with no clouds in sight. I can run or I can wait and see what that sound is. Was it those people I saw go across the river? I decided to sit down. Though not tired my mind felt fried and unable to think clearly. I sit facing away from the pond knowing that if someone comes I won't have my back towards them. I wait.
I start to think more about myself because I imagine that I know me. But do I? It's like my mind restarted when I was looking at the river. Before that just feels. I think its there but. I can't. It won't attach itself to my brain. I stare out into the forest. Well, what do I say to someone if they ask who I am? I guess I can say I'm alive which is true I guess. Though I don't want to joke around with them. Fine I guess I have to fill in the blanks myself. My name is Sam. Why that name? I don't know.
Crack- A branch in front of me just broke. I noticed that I was so much in thought. I wasn't even looking. A person. Shit a person. They were wearing a bright Blue Jacket that caught my eye. I sat there frozen couldn't even move. Later I saw they were holding a small gun that was silver. I stood up and saw that I was a foot taller than them. This made me feel a little less stuck. I had an advantage. Though I was stuck with the lake right behind me. -Don't move- they said. I didn't feel like moving. They slowly walk closer and closer to me. Finally, after getting inches form me, they held the small gun up to my head they said -What are you doing here? You're not supposed to be here. Leave. Run!- Questions started racing through my head. -W-What?- in a small shaky voice. -The blue is not a place for you- they yelled at my face. Stepping back and my foot getting submerged in water. I couldn't understand what they meant of the blue. - weird name- I blurted out.
Click- I start to run. That can't be real. What is this place? Who is that person? Too many questions are bubbling in my brain as I continue to run. I look behind me and I can no longer see the pond that was just right behind me. My legs start to throb. I stop at this large looking tree and lean up against it. I slowly slug down to the ground. Looking down at my hands that are covered in grey mud from the pond. I get a leaf and start to clean off my hands. Drip- I see blue drops start falling from the sky of now small grey and white clouds covering the view. Though the large leaves of the tree that I'm sitting under are protecting me. Something finally calm and safe. My eyes feel heavy and I start to close them slowly. Its as if they had rocks on them pulling down. Closing my eyes. I touch a hand to my head. Something warm. Looking.
-Red-
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