04/04/2024 - 07/04/2024
Ballerina - Yehezkal Raz
As I stroll through the park, I find a wall near a stream. I decide to sit on the wall, and just absorb the environment. Deep breaths of the perfect, crisp air. Listening to the birds singing a sweet song. I close my eyes and just experience it all. The wind is gentle. Water is trickling down the stream. This place is just ... beautiful. This place feels like it could be home for me. Permanently. I mean I've barely been here a day and I've already fallen in love with this place. It feels so safe and inviting. And the people have their problems, but like Ryan says, they already start to feel like family. The life I've always dreamed is right here, and it's real. Of course, I miss everyone back home already, but I think that once I visit, this is the place I imagine coming back to.
I feel a presence behind me. A pair of eyes looking at me. I look back and sure enough, someone is there.
"Oh um-"
"Oh my gosh, you scared me-"
"I'm so sorry I didn't mean-"
"It's ok it's ok. Just tell me next time." I laugh.
"Mind if I join you?"
"Not at all."
He sits on the wall a little further than next to me.
The Night We Met -Lord Huron
"How was your exploration?"
"It was good, I met some new people and saw some new places."
"Nice. If you ever need any information about anyone, you know who to call."
"I sure do."
"So what does a Colorado State Park Ranger do?"
"Protect the environment, which includes trash collecting and taking nice, scenic hikes."
"Ahh, so you're like a nature superhero."
"Exactly."
"Would you..."
"...would I what?"
"Would you maybe wanna come with me sometime? On a hike?"
"I mean, I'm not much of a hiker, but I'm sure you could teach me."
His face lights up.
"Great! I mean- sure. Yeah."
We sit in silence for a moment. The wind brushes my curls off of my shoulders as the sun catches my face. I take a deep breath in and out, and at the same time he does too. We both look at each other for a moment, confused, and then laugh.
"You know, I don't think I've seen the whole of Haven Springs yet. Mind showing me around sometime?"
"Are you free now?"
"Yeah, you?"
"Yup. Shall we?"
We both hop off the wall.
"Where to first, ranger?"
"Right this way, doc."
YOU ARE READING
An Outdoorsman's Guide To The Calls Of Common Thieves
RomanceSomeone new has arrived at Haven Springs - Zoe Coralen, an empathetic and helpful therapist, who has spent years studying people's actions and minds, including herself. As the attention of her and her new friends is stolen by a new mystery, she find...
