The Runner
Her heart is beating faster, her breathing
becoming heavier. Her legs seem like they are on autopilot. Everything is
rushing past her. The trees, the grass and the bushes are just blurs. Some seem
close and some not as close. She can hear herself breathing. She can hear
herself panting, yet she keeps running. She can hear her feet pounding on the
fallen sticks and leaves. At a distance the trees are so clear, but as she
nears them they become unfocused shades of green.
Her
pace increases; as do the trees surrounding her. It seems that every time she
takes a step, the trees multiply. Every kind of tree imaginable is starting to
surround her. Her pace is steadily increasing, along with her heart rate. Hundreds
of trees surround her. They appear to be growing larger, towering over her like
skyscrapers.
It
is becoming harder and harder to run around the large amounts of gigantic
trees. She is running all the harder now. The trees surround her. They are blocking every possible path. Her
progress being hindered, she comes to a sudden stop; almost toppling over
herself in the process. Her eyes widen at the sight of the now thousands of
trees surrounding and towering over her. Overwhelmed, she falls to her knees
and sobs. Her weeping continues for what seems like years. BOOM. All of the
once erect trees are now lying on the ground with their tops touching the soil.
She
lifts her head from her hands enough to see the downed trees around her. They
make a circle. She is unharmed in the center of the circle. In the blink of an
eye all of the trees have disappeared. They have been replaced by a blinding
white light, still in the shape of a circle around her. Out of the light emerges a figure. A man in white with kind eyes is
walking towards her.
Once
the man reaches her he extends both arms out reaching for hers. She looks into
his eyes. She has never seen love like that in someone’s eyes before. She
reaches and puts her hands in his. With a smile on his face, he carefully helps
her up and pulls her in towards him. He wraps his arms around her and holds
her. Tears pour out of her eyes. She feels his love surround and engulf her.
Peace overwhelms her and her weeping ceases. He squeezes her close to him and
rocks her from side to side, like a father would a child. She can’t believe how
relieved she is and that him holding her melts all of her troubles away.
“Stop
running; you don’t have to run sweetheart. I’m right here. I love you. Trust me. Just trust me,” he whispers to her.
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