A Trip to The Island.
She ducked under the cold steel railing, stepped over the rusty old pipes and suddenly she was there... It was all just the same as when she had left it... but it was so much more. Wonderland... would not do justice to the magical place she had suddenly discovered. And magical it was. Like a kingdom.
No.
An entire world...
The birds flew peacefully overhead, stopping by every once in a while to dip their beaks in the warm water the oasis provided. The sky was as blue as peace and the sun shone warmly through scattered white clouds. And the trees... the trees swayed in welcome as she walked through this land.
A kingdom. Her kingdom, she thought amazed at the sheer joy that ran through her veins. Twirling around happily, she was seven again. And everything was alright with the world. But there were clouds of gloom gathering and whilst she was busy admiring this island, the first drops of sorrow rained upon her land...
She looked upward in disbelief, frozen even as the rain fell about her. And then she ran for shelter. A little cave called out to her... She would be safe here. She looked out at her once peaceful land, now screaming, alone and cold.
to be continued>>>
