Wild Raspberries ch4
The gates opened into the cold night. Head lights faded into the darkness on the road. Wufei waved thanks to the security guard at the gate and sped off out of sight with Sally on the back of his bike. Her hair tucked neatly inside the black helmet she held on to Wufei as the highway became a country road then turned to dirt. The bike slowed as the road became a trail, then a path over grown with tall brush. The sky sparkled above them with a million stars, like a shine ribbon twisted among the black tree tops of the forest. The headlight of the motorcycle shone off the eyes of hidden creatures around them. Finally the path ended at a little blue house at the edge of a small field meadow.
Sally removes he arms from around Wufei and breathed in a deep breath of the cool night air.
"It's good to be here again."
Wufei stretched his arms above his head. It had been a long ride, but not compared to the two hour flight they had just endured. He looked around him, his eyes egested to the darkness of the northern woods in the moonless night. It was quite, but he could tell they were being watched. Not by people, but by animals. He could feel their eyes on him, but they were much harder to locate. He placed his helmet next to Sally's on the bike and followed her to the front door of the small house. She fumbled with the key before the door opened and she flicked on the light.
The building was mostly one big room. On one side were two single beds against the wall. Opposite was a counter top with a sink , stove, and small fridge. A door to the side led to the bathroom.
"Where are we?" he asked tossing his bag on the bed near the door.
"This is a place I found a long time ago; before the war. I knew the old women who lived here, she was like a second mother to me. She was really nice, but after the war started I had to go help.. She past away wile I was gone." She opened and closed the cabinet doors checking to see everything was in its place. Nothing had been disturbed.
"I'm sorry." he said.
She laughed softly, "don't' be. She was 105. She lived a good life." finally she stopped going threw everything and sat down on the other bed.
"Everything is here, just like before. Come on lets get some sleep, we'll clean up in the morning." Sally unfolded her sleeping bag and placed it on the quilt covered bed.
Later that night Wufei lay awake watching the sky threw the dusty window. His mind a blank of all thoughts. He closed his eyes and listened as hard but no where in the stillness of the forest could he hear the sounds of the modern world. Not cars, trucks, plains, or sirens to break the soothing sounds of the night cricks singing their forest song. One last thought before he drifted off was, "no wonder Sally likes it here..."
TBC....
Here's another one! This one I did a lot more write then 'talk' stuff. So how's it going so far? Any ideas on what I should change?? Keep the same?
The gates opened into the cold night. Head lights faded into the darkness on the road. Wufei waved thanks to the security guard at the gate and sped off out of sight with Sally on the back of his bike. Her hair tucked neatly inside the black helmet she held on to Wufei as the highway became a country road then turned to dirt. The bike slowed as the road became a trail, then a path over grown with tall brush. The sky sparkled above them with a million stars, like a shine ribbon twisted among the black tree tops of the forest. The headlight of the motorcycle shone off the eyes of hidden creatures around them. Finally the path ended at a little blue house at the edge of a small field meadow.
Sally removes he arms from around Wufei and breathed in a deep breath of the cool night air.
"It's good to be here again."
Wufei stretched his arms above his head. It had been a long ride, but not compared to the two hour flight they had just endured. He looked around him, his eyes egested to the darkness of the northern woods in the moonless night. It was quite, but he could tell they were being watched. Not by people, but by animals. He could feel their eyes on him, but they were much harder to locate. He placed his helmet next to Sally's on the bike and followed her to the front door of the small house. She fumbled with the key before the door opened and she flicked on the light.
The building was mostly one big room. On one side were two single beds against the wall. Opposite was a counter top with a sink , stove, and small fridge. A door to the side led to the bathroom.
"Where are we?" he asked tossing his bag on the bed near the door.
"This is a place I found a long time ago; before the war. I knew the old women who lived here, she was like a second mother to me. She was really nice, but after the war started I had to go help.. She past away wile I was gone." She opened and closed the cabinet doors checking to see everything was in its place. Nothing had been disturbed.
"I'm sorry." he said.
She laughed softly, "don't' be. She was 105. She lived a good life." finally she stopped going threw everything and sat down on the other bed.
"Everything is here, just like before. Come on lets get some sleep, we'll clean up in the morning." Sally unfolded her sleeping bag and placed it on the quilt covered bed.
Later that night Wufei lay awake watching the sky threw the dusty window. His mind a blank of all thoughts. He closed his eyes and listened as hard but no where in the stillness of the forest could he hear the sounds of the modern world. Not cars, trucks, plains, or sirens to break the soothing sounds of the night cricks singing their forest song. One last thought before he drifted off was, "no wonder Sally likes it here..."
TBC....
Here's another one! This one I did a lot more write then 'talk' stuff. So how's it going so far? Any ideas on what I should change?? Keep the same?