The light in the sky was slowly fading as the day turned to night, I had my music playing as I stared at the ceiling from my position on my bed. My best friend at the time messages me, "how you doing?" She knows I've been going through a hard time so I simply respond "wishing I could escape this hell hole how's that?" Then add "I just want to go on adventure you know?" Not even a minute later she responds, "let's go, pack some shit and let's escape this shit hole for a few days." I smile a little as I grab a bag without thinking, I pack some clothes, blankets, a pillow, and other things I would need. We don't know where we are going, but we don't really care. I write a note for my parents even though they probably won't even care, telling them I'll be with friends for the weekend. I hear honking and grab my keys as I leave the house and head to my friends van. We drive for hours, leaving the city and now almost leaving the country side until we get close to a cove. We park the van and grab out things and head to the sand, being summer the sand is still warm from the sun shining down on it hours ago. We find a fire pit and light it as we lay blankets and pillows around, this cove is literally in the middle of nowhere, making the sounds of the crashing waves much more noticeable, and soothing. My friend pulls out some marshmallows and even a little stereo, she grabs my phone and puts on my playlist listed 'favourites'. We lay there staring at the stars as we eat roasted marshmallows. "This world is truly astonishing with all it's hidden mysteries, and it's ups and downs." I state and I hear my friend hum in agreement, "it's a good life, we just have to get through the darkness until we reach the light." I think about it as we lay there longer. The calming music plays as we sing along to the ones we know best, we may not be the best singers but it feels good. Sometimes it's good to escape the bad things in the world even for a little while. It's the small things and nights like this that make it worth living for.
