Beyond The Horizon

Elodie

As she ran away from the crowded dress up party, Elodie felt the wind tousle her long, dark hair and blow her green medieval dress against her freezing cold legs. She reached the soft sand of the quiet beach and just stood there for a while, relief engulfing her. Then, her soft lips opened and beautiful music flowed out. She loved singing near the water, be it at a beach, in the rain, by a lake, a river, or a fountain. It was a way of letting out all anger, stress, sadness or any emotion really. Her eyes grew tired, the soft sand looked tempting. She lay down on it and swiftly drifted into her sweet dreams.

A few hours later, she awoke to a blinding light and about twenty people calling her name. She felt herself shiver. It was morning now, she must have been sleeping there the whole night. As she opened her eyes, the first person she saw was Alex, her crush and neighbor. He lived just across the road from her. His face wore a mask of concern as he crouched down beside her and passed her a blanket and some hot cocoa.
"Are you OK, what happened?" he asked, worry still clouding his mesmerizing emerald eyes. She sighed.
"I felt claustrophobic at the party, so I left and came down here to sing. I was so tired and the sand looked so tempting, so I lay down and fell asleep, I didn't mean to be away for so long, I... I... I..."
"Shh, it's OK Elodie, just don't do it again, now go home and get some rest"

Inside, Elodie giggled. Alex was so much shorter than her, yet so much more mature, even though they were only months apart in age. He'd never held her like that before. His words had never been so comforting. Why did she have to fall for him like this, she knew he would never love her. She sighed. Her dad gave her another lecture on how beaches were not for sleeping on and that she should have told someone where she was going, plus another load of blah blah blah. She slipped her raincoat on and found the perfect spot in the park to enjoy the rain and to sing.