I was never really one to believe in dying and coming back to life. But then again, you learn new things everyday.
For example waking in some random place with my body very much intact. At first I couldn't understand it.
I laid on the shore of some beach. Water was lapping at my feet as I laid still, trying to understand exactly what had happened. It was then that I realized that wherever I was, was not my home. For one reason, the air was chillier than what it was in my home.
And if I from what I could see, there was no snow in the valley of California.
My was better than ever, to the point that I was smelling scents entirely new to me.
A smile came to my face. I was alive. It meant that I could go back home and hug Mom.
But the feeling of hope was short lived by the echoing through the chilling air. My heart ceased its beating to still.
It was a sound that seemed oddly familiar. Though I couldn't place my finger on it.
It called put once more this time the cry sounded pained and hoarse. However than sounding close by it actually sounded very far out there.
And by out there, I am speaking of the immense forest that resided further up the shore. It went beach, sand, and then trees. And well I don't know what's in the trees. After sitting there to listen for anymore cries, I eventually got to my feet and brushed off the dirt from my clothes.
It took me a second to process what clothes I was wearing. It was the outfit that I'd been wearing just before I… I died. Except there was no visible damage to them. My baby blue shirt was untouched, apart from the thousand year old catsup stain, along with the light blue jeans I was wearing. Even my black tennishoes were fine.
I gaped in awe, because I was pretty sure those things went up in flame with me. But yet here I was. I sighed. With the sun going down into the ocean it seemed, I knew I needed to find a place to bed down for the night. I trudged up the beach of sand and entered the forest.
Inside was like nothing I'd ever seen before! I had assumed it would look like something that you'd witness in a normal forest, but no. This was different entirely.
The trees were taller than any Redwood I'd ever seen, and thicker than one too. It almost seemed as though their towering form tried to form a whole another sky. And I could sworn I saw movement all around me as I walked down an unofficial path.
Really all it was was what looked to be an old deer trail long abandoned. Due to the lack of deer dropping I figured it was unused anymore. That was a win for me because it meant that any of the predators around wouldn't be here. The prey left a long time ago!
Weeds that seemed to mimic towering scrapers, parted to allow me through. Really it was something to behold. Almost as if it wasn't something of my world.
Night was already fallen and it was growing colder, causing me to shiver. I wrapped my bare arms around myself and chattered my teeth. I needed to find somewhere to bed down for the night. And by the look of it, this was going to be a very long night.
After walking down the deer trail, I came across some old caverns. At the moment I did give a crap as to what could be in them, all I knew was that I was cold, hungry, and alone. Under the moonlight I shuffled my way into the dark cavern.
It was a tad bit warmer inside. Though really all that was in there was a few rocks and the darkness. I walked over to the very back and curled into a ball on the stone floor. I was cold. I was starving. I alone.
I was alive.
As I laid there, my arms wrapped around my legs with my knees to my face, I teared up. Memories of my mom came to the top of my mind. Oh what I would give to be in her embrace at this moment. She would be watching her shows on Netflix and conversing with me about her clients. I would be sitting on the couch to her left most likely on my tablet reading some fanfiction while listening to her stories. One of my five cats would be laying in my lap purring in their sleep.
I held tight to that memory and hid myself in it. With my eyes closed reliving that time of the past, sleep closed in on me and dragged me down.
Before I fell asleep though, I could have sworn I saw a shadow fly by my form. But it was most likely a bird.
