"Athena."
"yes?"
"I wanna show you something."
"then show me."
"it's not here, I have to take you to show you."
"where is it?"
"you'll see."
| Claud held out a hand for her, and she gladly took it.|
"come on get on."
"I started to love bikes suddenly."
| she hopped on behind him and held on,
and they rode to their destination.|
"what are we doing in the forest?"
"you'll see."
"okay."
"I can't get farther than this with the bike so we have to walk, is that okay?"
"yeah, it's okay."
| Claud held hands with Athena as they walked.
they walked and walked till they reached a large tree and sat under it.|
"close your eyes now."
"done."
"imagine yourself where you want to be in the future."
"hmm."
| they had their eyes closed, and their hands intertwined together as they imagined themselves in the future.
the breeze blew through the leaves of the tree, as the birds set out for a fly.
the sound of the water streaming from the river a couple of feet away.
and for the first time, Athena felt like she was at peace.|