Wind bustled through the branches of the trees, making the leaves howl in their symphony. Walking along the gravel path in the woods makes you realize how intricate the clash between weather and nature can be. Two natural forces both in harmony and constantly fighting. The rain was going to come down any second; it’s distinct smell was filling the air. Plush, intertwining clouds pushed their grey front towards where I stood. The trees continued their protest against the wind as it blew their seeds to the ground. Maple seeds twirled down, only to get stuck on my clothes and in the creek.
“Hey, it’s about to rain, do you think we should head back soon?” A voice rang out from the side of the trail. It belonged to my friend Iris- I had almost …show more content…
It was always a fight when it came to food, she always wanted something different than I did, so whenever we hung out, we would have to decide on some way to choose what to get. Winner gets to pick, loser pays for the food.
Cue the rain. First, it was just a slight dribble, but as we ran and I started to catch up with Iris, it became an all out pour. “Arg, geez, why did you have to pick to go out to the forest today? Did you know it was supposed to rain like this?” Iris started to yell at me over the sound of rain hitting the ground. “This rain is getting me soaked man!”.
“Iris, I can’t help that, maybe you should have brought an umbrella”.
“Do you honestly think I want lug one of those around with me if I don’t have to?”.
“Don’t you ever watch the news? It been forecasted to rain for the past week!”. She just made a loud grunting noise at me. She never watched the news, or TV for that matter, but neither did I. I just so happened to see it on the TV at work this morning. Saying it had been forecasted all week was just something to drive home the point that she couldn’t disprove …show more content…
How about this-” and she starts to lightly sing, “‘You took me to the mountains, you held all of me in your hands. My weariness cracked like a stone’, how about now?” It was one of our favorite songs to listen to together, Mtn Tune by Trails and Ways. Funny, most people see it as a romantic song, which is its intention, but Iris and I always seemed to find a different meaning for it everytime we listen to it.
“Oh yeah! Well, I feel dumb now.” I let out a small chuckle before starting to join in with her. It was a soothing song for the long walk ahead. After a while, we had to stop and rest-- my legs were exhausted from the extra weight. Getting Iris down wasn’t especially hard; she seemed to be fine with me stopping as well. The sound of rain silently encompassed us, pushing a silence onto our lips. Bliss, everything around us was silent and lovely... except for Iris’ wounds. As I remembered her injuries, I broke the silence between us. “How are you holding up over there?”
“About as good as I look” She managed a small chuckle. I could tell she was hiding how hurt she really was. She always
“Hey, it’s about to rain, do you think we should head back soon?” A voice rang out from the side of the trail. It belonged to my friend Iris- I had almost …show more content…
It was always a fight when it came to food, she always wanted something different than I did, so whenever we hung out, we would have to decide on some way to choose what to get. Winner gets to pick, loser pays for the food.
Cue the rain. First, it was just a slight dribble, but as we ran and I started to catch up with Iris, it became an all out pour. “Arg, geez, why did you have to pick to go out to the forest today? Did you know it was supposed to rain like this?” Iris started to yell at me over the sound of rain hitting the ground. “This rain is getting me soaked man!”.
“Iris, I can’t help that, maybe you should have brought an umbrella”.
“Do you honestly think I want lug one of those around with me if I don’t have to?”.
“Don’t you ever watch the news? It been forecasted to rain for the past week!”. She just made a loud grunting noise at me. She never watched the news, or TV for that matter, but neither did I. I just so happened to see it on the TV at work this morning. Saying it had been forecasted all week was just something to drive home the point that she couldn’t disprove …show more content…
How about this-” and she starts to lightly sing, “‘You took me to the mountains, you held all of me in your hands. My weariness cracked like a stone’, how about now?” It was one of our favorite songs to listen to together, Mtn Tune by Trails and Ways. Funny, most people see it as a romantic song, which is its intention, but Iris and I always seemed to find a different meaning for it everytime we listen to it.
“Oh yeah! Well, I feel dumb now.” I let out a small chuckle before starting to join in with her. It was a soothing song for the long walk ahead. After a while, we had to stop and rest-- my legs were exhausted from the extra weight. Getting Iris down wasn’t especially hard; she seemed to be fine with me stopping as well. The sound of rain silently encompassed us, pushing a silence onto our lips. Bliss, everything around us was silent and lovely... except for Iris’ wounds. As I remembered her injuries, I broke the silence between us. “How are you holding up over there?”
“About as good as I look” She managed a small chuckle. I could tell she was hiding how hurt she really was. She always