Post by Joelle Sanders on Jul 28, 2008 23:23:53 GMT -5
Jo lay in bed, her earbuds blasting non sensical music and laying in a heap on the floor. Her eyes were closed yet she was far from sleep. In fact, she was far from anything. She'd been trying to fall into a deep meditation, something she'd picked up from the hospital where she'd been imprisoned for 3 months but so far, no luck. She sighed and swung her feet off of the bed, her bare feet landing with an audible thump that echoed off the walls. She stretched and walked out the door, down the hall, and up the ladder to the exit which faced the woods.
As she walked, her feet crunching the dry leaves beneath her feer, her thoughts traveled over 120 miles away to her home. Her mother would be setting the table for dinner right about now. She always set early. Her father would be pulling in after a day at work, expecting his meal to be ready and served with a smiling wife on the side. The perfect suburban household.
She continued to walk, her feet bringing her farther and farther from the real world and closer and closer to mother nature. Soon, the sounds of cars were gone, replaced by the melodic chirping of birds. Suddenly, sensing the urge to look up she did and what she found took her breath away. The suns rays filtered through the leaves, creating arcs of light that you could clearly see. She stood mesmerized by the sight before her.
Jo stood there for 5, 10, perhaps even 15 minutes, frozen by the sight before snapping out of it and continuing on her way. As she came to a clearing, she took a deep breath and came to a stop. This would do. She sat down on a tree stump and crossed her legs, letting her breaths come more slowly as she slipped into a meditative trance.
As she walked, her feet crunching the dry leaves beneath her feer, her thoughts traveled over 120 miles away to her home. Her mother would be setting the table for dinner right about now. She always set early. Her father would be pulling in after a day at work, expecting his meal to be ready and served with a smiling wife on the side. The perfect suburban household.
She continued to walk, her feet bringing her farther and farther from the real world and closer and closer to mother nature. Soon, the sounds of cars were gone, replaced by the melodic chirping of birds. Suddenly, sensing the urge to look up she did and what she found took her breath away. The suns rays filtered through the leaves, creating arcs of light that you could clearly see. She stood mesmerized by the sight before her.
Jo stood there for 5, 10, perhaps even 15 minutes, frozen by the sight before snapping out of it and continuing on her way. As she came to a clearing, she took a deep breath and came to a stop. This would do. She sat down on a tree stump and crossed her legs, letting her breaths come more slowly as she slipped into a meditative trance.