angels will guide you home [ kiah ]
Mar 17, 2013 12:08:56 GMT -5
Post by solo on Mar 17, 2013 12:08:56 GMT -5
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Why am I not in the market? That's where I'm supposed to be, right? I had left the house, I was walking to the town square, but somehow I've gotten myself lost. I've walked that road so many times, I know the way like the back of my hand. I should know how to get there. How could I get so lost? Knowing the way to the market was something I was proud of, something I could remember, but somehow, I've forgotten where it is. I can picture it in my mind, the buildings, the people, the shops, but the way there has slipped from my memory. My mind tries to grasp the directions that I'd memorized, but I can't. It's like they're just out of reach, teasing me, laughing. Why can't I grasp them?
The field in front of me is definitely not the market. I'm on the edge of it, by the fence, just outside the village. It's not the District's boundaries, I don't think. That fence is much more protected, right? This thing is four feet tall, and some of it is falling apart. The snow-covered ground stretches far ahead of me, a blank land, sort of like my mind. Empty. Losing everything.
A fresh breeze ruffles my short hair, and I wrap my coat tightly around my body. Where am I supposed to be? Did Mum give me money to buy groceries? I slip my hands into my pockets, fingering a small hole in the left one. Oh, that's right. My parents don't give me money anymore. I lost that privilege a long time ago.
Well, since I have nothing better to do, I decide to duck under the fence, stepping into the empty field. As I walk, a trail of footprints forms behind me. At least I can't get lost. Turning around, I start walking backwards, watching as my shoes leave their small prints in the white fluff. I smile, glad that I'm not alone. Well, I am alone, but these footprints are almost like a friend. They show me the way, play with me, tell me where to go. They'll help me get home.
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