The Wood : Part 2

Continued from The Wood : Part 1

   All of a sudden, a small voice inside me asked, What are you doing? Are you nuts?! I stopped walking and turned abruptly towards the direction that I came from. The entrance was still there, though it looked a bit blurry from the spot where I was standing. I could still go back if I wanted to. I stood there, weighing my options. I looked again. The path to the entrance seemed dark, far, uninviting...boring. I looked around me. The birds, the flowers, the animals...all of it formed a warm place that were surely exciting and could offered a lot more. The trail that led to the place that would mark the end of my journey, though unsure I was of how it would appear to be, seemed bigger and brighter. Warmer and welcoming. I didn't realized a smile had formed on my lips when I said, Yes, I am crazy, and resumed my journey. I didn't look back again, and the small voice that bugged me earlier shut itself up the moment I started walking again. Since then also, there was never an ounce of worry in me that I'm venturing into the unknown and was leaving a place so familiar to me, a place where I belong, a place where I should be.

   The sky's getting darker. I knew this because the light in the wood was dimmer and I saw the colours of sunset peeking through the leaves above. Fireflies came out of nowhere and brightened the surrounding. It was as if their presence there was to provide my eyes with better sight. The music can still be heard. I was wondering where to spend the night, as I didn't meet anyone at all or saw any cottage or hut. I was tired and sleepy. I hadn't eaten, either. I figured food could wait, I needed sleep. Mu eyelids were so heavy I felt that I could sleep while walking.

   Finally I came upon a huge tree. I didn't recognize what tree it was because it was so peculiar. A kind of tree house had been built on it, but not by any human hand as far as I could tell. It was made of the tree branches, which intertwined and wove themselves to form the wall and the roof. There was only three sides of the wall, leaving an opening. Judging from the size I guess I could sleep in it. Besides, there's nobody around and I didn't know if it belongs to anybody.

-To Be Continued -

Continued in The Wood  : Part 3.

The Wood : Part 1

   I was mystified, really, really intrigued. The beginning of the path into the wood lay in front of me, beckoning me to enter. I could see a bit of the path, winding a little way off into the lush jungle. I questioned myself over and over again...am I going in or not? I decided that exploring it a bit wouldn't do me harm. I'll stay near the edge of the wood and wouldn't stray off the path. Besides, it didn't seem to be dangerous.

   Ten yards into the jungle, I suddenly became enchanted by the surrounding. I saw many kind of flowers, even the type that were not supposed to be there. Buttercups, bluebells, baby's breaths, roses, sunflowers, daffodils...I didn't see them earlier from outside the wood. Standing out there just now, I saw only the path. Everything else was not clear, hidden among the shadow. But inside there, I could see literally everything. I don't know, as though the sunlight suddenly found its way through the thick canopy of trees. The squirrels watched me carefully from among the branches and the rabbits scampered across the path as I walked on, truly engrossed in discovering what else that lay ahead in the jungle.

   I didn't forget the farm that I'm supposed to return to. I didn't forget the basket of eggs I'm supposed to deliver to Mrs Faig. But still I followed the path, deeper and deeper into the wood. Somehow I didn't worry about the consequences, feeling that I'll be perfectly safe. I continued with ease, noticing the fluttering butterflies and all the flowers that seemed to be prettier with each step I took. And there's another thing. There's music coming from somewhere. I couldn't find the source, it echoed all around and was absolutely harmonious with the quiet surrounding. It was there all the time, though I didn't noticed it at first. The music noted were graceful, beautiful, they complemented each other, they fit with nature. I could make a poem about it, it was that inspirational. I know and could distinguish the songs, but I never knew when a song started or ended, they went on and on with each new song never the same as the last.

- To Be Continued -

Continued In  The Wood - Part 2
 

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