“Haaaa....”
The crunching of snow alerted me of her.
“Hey, what's up?” She asked, now standing by my side and leaning back against the railing of the balcony, her eyes directed at mine, I don't turn to look.
Instead, I look down, my shoulders sagging as I sigh yet again. “Nothing... Well, I mean-”
She cuts me off, “If you're having a hard time explaining it, then it's simply not 'nothing', right? Tell me, c'mon.” Unnoticed, she used her right hand to slowly turn my head to look at her.
“It's just... I'm suddenly reminded about how much I wanna do... Want to accomplish, but...”
“But you just can't do them all in one sitting, righ?” She smiled, knowing the thing that's plaguing me.
“You just really know me, huh, Raven?”
I sigh, “Fine, yes. That's the thing that's been plaguing me... You know I like to write, I like photography, I've also been learning how to draw, and of course, this college course I'm in... Oh and don't forget, my desire to learn to play the guitar..”
She smirked, “You’re not gonna include handwriting?”
“Fine...”
She stands up straight, turning to me. “Do you know what's a fig tree?”
“Yes...?”
“Imagine you're hungry and you need to pick a fruit to survive, but there's so many that you can't choose which one to take... Will you take one and eat it so you don't starve, or will you try to get all of them and fail?”
Silence... That was the thing that enveloped us, but... It was serene... Beautiful, the background has long faded and there's only me and her.
“I... I guess pick one, eat it, and then slowly pick the others... Right?” I fully turn to her, a small smile etched on my face.
“Is that the conclusion you've reache?”
Smiling, I answer, “Yeah...”
“And do you have an answer to your problem earlier?”
“Mhm...”
I lean forward, my forehead against hers, my shoulders feeling lighter.
“Thank you...”
