Reliqua

Chapter 12

He finally managed to be in front of the mountains. He still hasn’t figure out what mountain to choose. He looked at Travis and suddenly reminisce an event that happened about 8 years ago.

 

        There was a time where he and his son was about to go to his wife’s tomb. Travis told his dad that the cemetery was on the right side of the road but Fredrick said that it was on the left. Travis remembered the place for he was there when his mom was buried, unlike Fredrick, he wasn’t. He and Travis argued until Travis cried. When the red light faded and was replaced by a green light, Fredrick turned left.

 

‘It’s on the right’ Travis murmured, he was about eight when this event happened.

 

        Fredrick persisted. When suddenly a cop was after their car, he stopped at the lay-over the police told them that it was actually a one way road. The police asked for his license. They ended up not going to Chloe’s tomb.

 

        He thought if only he listened to his son he could’ve seen his wife’s tomb.

 

‘Alright, were going right’ he declared

 

        He went straight to the right. He went up the mountain. At the foot of the mountain was dried up. He was thirsty and filthy he really needs a shower and a drink. He instead climbed the mountain. He reached about one-fourths of the mountain and he really needed some water ASAP. He luckily found some stagnant water nearby.

 

        The water was full of tadpoles, he didn’t care at all. He was too thirsty to care. He ran to the dirty spring. He plunged himself down the water. He took a dirty bath. It felt good. He drank the water in the process. He was replenished by the water. He felt alive. Maybe he was just in a delirium state but the water really exerted dopamine chemicals to his brain. The stagnant water wasn’t really cool and all. It was seriously in the place’s temperature. He was probably enjoying a mirage. He didn’t really have to look after his son for the place was safe but he still kept his eyes peeled on Travis.

 

        He finally was finished having fun in the water. He picked Travis up and walked along. The mountain was getting steeper and steeper. He looked for a stick to help him with. He found a dead tree. He saw one of the branches fell he immediately held unto it. He climbed up the mountain with it.

        He ended up to a great wall and he have to climb it. It was the last step to be up the mountain. He has no choice. He tried to position Travis near his chest carefully for it to be much easier for him to climb the rocks.

        He struggled to climb the rocks. Carefully he placed his foot on top of a rock. He carefully made his progress up the mountain, a foot after the other. He finally reached the perfect place to lay Travis down.