“It’s
beautiful.” I said softly.
“It
is pretty amazing.” Cinder agreed.
Jonas
and Shane nodded silently. None of us
felt like leaving right away. The relief
of not finding bones washed through us and the breathtaking beauty of nature
revived our happiness at being alive and carefree.
“I’ll
race you to the bottom.” Jonas said
punching Shane in the arm as he took off.
“You
cheat!” Shane said scrambling after him.
“Hey,
wait up.” Cinder yelled close on their
heels.
I
stood alone savoring the joy of the moment.
Then jumped into motion and chased them down. I felt so full of energy racing down the trail,
letting my legs run as fast as they wanted.
I passed Cinder first and raced headlong over branches and around rocks
with reckless abandon. I didn’t even
think about it, I just ran like there was nothing else in the world. Soon I caught Jonas who had slowed down
significantly. Then there was just Shane
ahead of me. I zeroed in on his back and
ran as hard as I could. He was fast but
not a runner like me. I’d been running
since I was 7. My heart, lungs and legs
were pumping in unison like a well oiled machine. I wasn’t even breathing that heavy when I
finally caught him. We were almost to
the outskirts of camp. He slowed a
little to look back and I shot past him.
I don’t know why but I just kept running until I reached the beach. The dock was empty and the beach was,
too. The sun was starting to set so
everyone was probably at dinner. I stood
on the beach looking out at the water while my breathing quickly returned to
normal. I felt great. I’d never run so fast in my life and the burn
I felt was that of having pushed myself to the limit. I closed my eyes and let the gentle wind dry
the sweat from my face. I listened to
the animals rustling around in the nearby woods.
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