She closed her eyes.
Then she opened and blinked and let her eyes rest and then looked around. She’s in awe as she is standing in the middle of a forest she knows not where. Around her are lush green vegetation. The land mostly covered with moss. But there are lines of tall trees that towers above her, moving in a soft sway as the breeze moves them left and right. There are also wild plants all around her. And the flowers around brings out a beautiful scent.
It’s like a dream!
She started walking and felt she’s in her barefoot. She looked down her feet then up because her clothes caught her attention. She’s wearing a lace- up white dress with flared sleeves, embroidered with flower designs down the bottom of the dress. It was a long dress, and she wasn’t aware she’s holding the bottom front of it up. Maybe to not trip while walking.
Another gaze around the forest and she started walking, looking for a way out the forest. She didn’t mind the weeds tickling her feet while walking.
The forest stood silent. After a while she now she can hear a gushing sound that became louder as she keeps on walking. Closer and closer while she fasten her pace. There is a stream ahead! And just beyond the stream she can see there is a meadow out the mouth of the forest.
Run she goes. Jumping off the stream she went! She first thought it impossible, but she made it to the other side. She has magic, she thought to herself then giggled.
Yellow! Bright bright yellow! The meadow is full of flowers that’s yellow!
The view in front of her is so breath taking she didn’t move for a second and just indulge in the feels around her.
She thought, she’s going to do anything just to live here!
Whoooooooooooooosh! The sudden blowing of the wind blew her wide brimmed hat she didn’t know she was also wearing. She chased down the hat that’s been swirled away by the wind.
Too preoccupied by the hat that she stumbled upon a small rock and tripped. When she raised her head, she saw a brown house that’s sitting on the middle of a tree and the hill beyond. A meadow house that’s two story tall and built with wood, with a porch surrounding two sides of the house. And on the porch there sit a pair or chair and a small table in between. It looks cozy!
“Is that our home?”, she thought to herself then slowly walk towards it but stopped halfway.
It seems nobody’s home as it is too quiet aside from the birds singing and insects buzzing from afar. And the door and windows are closed.
But there is smoke coming out from the chimney.
She just stood there for a while and then turned around. She’s not so sure about things now.
Is she lost?
“Haley!”
She turned back around and saw a man standing just outside the opened front door. He’s at least almost six feet tall. Wearing a clean white shirt and jeans that’s tattered as if he used it every day for work. His hair is disheveled and he has a mustache. He’s smiling at her, and waving his hands.
She looked around again, there’s no other person aside from her.
He called again. “Haley, dear!”
But that’s not her name. She knows that is not her name.
She felt confused, but her heart is not. She began to smile back but stood there still.
The man jump from the porch to the ground then came slow running towards her, swung her around while hugging her.
“Did you have a great time outside? Where have you been this time?” he gleefully asked while he put her down. He caressed her hair that's been tangled up by the wind while she's chasing up her hat a while back. Then he led her to the house while holding her waist. “Come breakfast is all ready.”
She stepped on the first plank of the stairs then turned to look at him.
“I can’t remember”, she said, in her puppy eye look.
The man just snickered, kissed her on her forehead and hugged her tight.
She opened her eyes again.
And found she was sleeping on the bed, hugging a pillow on her hand.
A tear on both her eyes. She felt a pinch in her heart.
But she knew, she’s happy now. Or almost. Or she will be.
Hahaha, let me try a raw piece this time.
Thank you lots!+_+
🌞 Haley. Haha