“That's it!” Karen shouted racing
towards the beautiful blue flowers. “I found them! I found them!”
Her heart was pounding as the sweat streamed down her back. After 3
long days, her search was at an end. As she reached the flowers her
body collapsed giving into exhaustion. She lay on the ground staring
up at those beautiful blue blossoms. “At last.” She sighed as
her eyes started to close. No, no, no! She thought pulling herself
up into a sitting position. Can't sleep, must keep moving. She
crawled over to the flowers and opened her sack. She cut several
stems and put them into the bag, careful not to damage them. She
filled her bag so full she almost wasn't able to close it. After a
struggle it was closed and on her back. Now she had to get herself
up and moving. It should only be a couple days to get back home but
she had to move, she couldn't risk even an hour or two of sleep. How
will I make it? The thought pushed into her mind but she firmly
shoved it back. Must move. Now! She hauled herself up onto her
feet and began moving one foot in front of the other. Light faded
and turned to dark but she kept on walking, her eyes automatically
adjusting. Light came again and Karen kept moving. Can't stop.
Can't stop. Can't stop. She repeated ignoring her hunger, her
thirst and especially her doubts. As the light faded once more and
the darkness descended she crested a hill. Can't stop. Can't stop.
Can't stop. Halfway down the hill her foot caught on a root and she
tumbled down the rest of the way. Without hesitation she pulled
herself up onto her feet again and walked. Can't stop. Can't stop.
Can't stop. Darkness gave way to light and with those first rays of
morning Karen walked back into her village. “She's back! She's
back!” The shout went out and several people rushed to her. There
was a gentle tug as her pack was removed. “She has the flowers!
She did it!” With those words she let her eyelids slide shut.
No comments:
Post a Comment