The third Planet

13. Land of Milk and Honey

'I have said to you, "You are to possess their land,
and I, Myself will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey "
I am the LORD, your God, who has separated you from the people.'

Leviticus 20/24

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A/N: If anyone doesn't believe in god, then know, I don't want to offend anybody, and I'm sorry if I did. This quote just fitted and I always liked the idea of opening a chapter with a nice quote.
Loves Lean

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Claire's POV

The first time I heard of the land of milk and honey I was a little puzzled. It happened at one of these long evenings next to Tim and Ana, when we listened to the elders.

They talked about a land with out sorrow and sadness, just where everyone has enough and they live in peace. They celebrate every evening and everyone is fine with the other.

I've smiled and have said, that I would love to find it. They have nodded and said that one day I'll find this land. Tim has pulled his arm around me: "We'll find it, all together." Ana has laughed and started clapping and jumping while we all have joined her.

What was laying in front of me, looked like this land.

The sunlight came from behind. In the sky were two other bigger planets and one smaller, probably a moon. The largest was orange and green, like vegetation and lava at once. The other one was blue with swirls.

This planet was somehow different than the ones I already saw. I was standing on a island, like there were thousands of others. Trees with white and light pink blossoms bloomed on the most lands. Fertile soil covered the ground. Hugh trees with lights and bridges connected the single islands and rocks. Small houses and farms were located on the bigger fragments and thicker branches.

I looked down. Under the islands was nothing. Fog and clouds were the only thing I saw and the ends. The islands floated over the fog. But none fell down or broke through the clouds into the endless nothing under us.

I stepped back immediately...

Okay, okay, okay.

I calmed down and started smiling after my heartbeat slowed down.

I was standing on a smaller rock just one tiny jump away from the next which was connected with others.

Children were playing on it, laughing and screaming. They weren't so different than the kids in the village. Just the fact of the hair accessories distinguished them. Small bands with colourful perls shone through their hair.

I loved children. They never seemed to worry about something and lived their life like they wanted. Daphne was the complete opposite of them. She was mature and an adult. Ana was a child and one little girl with locks just reminded me of her.

I jumped over. The kids looked at me and whispered. I must looked very strange. Full of blood, which wasn't only my own, messy hair and damaged clothes.

I made my way to the bridge while I heard the children laughing and playing again. I crossed the wooden plates and walked over the way next to farms to get into the core of the city.

Every step got heavier and every breath went faster even though I went in a slow speed. I was so tired. My shoulder hurt so much.

I didn't see much of the farms around me, mostly because I just looked down.

"One step and then you made it" came every few seconds from my mind.

Finally I gave up. I didn't even made half the way to the town. I sat down and leaned against one of the hugh trees with white blossoms. I closed my eyes and drifted away.