Chapter 3
Clear Waters and Gloomy Cobwebs
Authors note: To all of you who reviewed I say, Thank you!!
Amy stumbled threw the long dark hallway that lead into the living room. She walked slowly, examining every little trinket and knickknack that laid on all the dressers and almost every piece of dark red oak furniture that she passed. She looked deep into the eyes of the little porcelain figurines as if she was reading there souls. Everything looked so dusty and gloomy. Every window she stopped at, she would thrust open the drapes and let the warm sun flood into every dark corner and let the gentle breeze blow away the cobwebs that still lay heavy on her heart. She felt relieved. She felt happy for a change. She made her way into the kitchen and walked over to a clean white sink that seamed to sparkle in the rising sun. She paused to look out the dusty window so she could see what was going on in the outside world from her locked tight house, before pulling a glass down from the cabinet closest to her. As she turned the faucet on, she watched the crystal-clear water sparkle, gleam, and bubble as it hit the bottom of the glass.
"It's such a beautiful day." Amy thought to herself.
She took in a deep breath and let out a sigh. She looked down at the glass that was now over flowing with water.
"Opps!!" She said allowed as she quickly turned off the water.
She poured out some of the extra water so she wouldn't spill any water on her pinkish-white tile floor. She didn't feel much like cleaning today. She took the glass of water with her as she tip-toed over to her sliding-glass door. She took little sips at a time of her water as she watched the sun rise in the sky, the cold water felt delightful as it ran down the inside of her dry throat. She walked back over to the sink and gently placed the half-empty glass in it. She washed her hands and grabbed a soft, fuzzy hand towel out of a draw under the sink and dried her hands off. She looked out the window one last time before turning and heading into the living room again. She sat down on her soft olive- green couch and grabbed a book that sat next to her on a small table next to a small blue reading lamp. It was a poetry book. She turned to a place where a bookmark laid wedged inside the binding.
"Dark nights
Crisp mornings White snow
Warm sun,
Morning dew
Running waters
Waterfalls fill my dreams
Birds sing to my hum"
She read allowed out of the book she held tight.
"How nice." She thought to herself.
She closed the book and set it back down on the table.
"What should I do today?" She said to herself under her breath. "I know, I should take a walk." She told herself, even if she knew she really didn't want to. "I will!!" She said aloud this time with enthusiasm is her voice.
She almost leaped off the couch when she went to get up. She wasn't hungry anymore. She walked through her no longer gloomy hallway and into her room. She walked into her small bathroom and turned on the tub water. She watched as the water slowly filled up the tub.
"I have to get ready." She said as she walked back into her bedroom to get a clean pair of clothes. "Today is going to be a good day!!"
Note: Thank you again to who reviewed my last chapter. If you were wondering, the poem that Amy read was a small part of a big poem that I had wrote. I was just telling you so you weren't wondering where it came from. Please feel free to post your reviews for this chapter.