08-31-2018, 11:01 PM
Mara wandered the fields, palm stretched through the wisps of prairie grass. She liked the open space best where the horizon stretched endlessly far away. She squinted her eyes to slits just then, attempting to see where the curve of the sky dipped to the crown of the earth.
The peace of the moment sank into her flesh, but it was a far-off pull that beckoned her next steps.
The slits of her eyes fully closed and Mara's horizon wrapped around her like a hug. When next she opened her eyes, a girl entombed in a would-be casket of flowers laid at her feet. Mara's head tilted curiously, sheets of hair slipping as she did.
"Hello, Nimeda," she said as she laid down alongside her friend, willing little flowers to chase their way up around her limbs as well.
The peace of the moment sank into her flesh, but it was a far-off pull that beckoned her next steps.
The slits of her eyes fully closed and Mara's horizon wrapped around her like a hug. When next she opened her eyes, a girl entombed in a would-be casket of flowers laid at her feet. Mara's head tilted curiously, sheets of hair slipping as she did.
"Hello, Nimeda," she said as she laid down alongside her friend, willing little flowers to chase their way up around her limbs as well.