I let the blades of grass tickle my toes for one last lingering moment, soaking in the rays with closed eyes. My name is called once again, forcing my feet to part ways with the pasture. As I reluctantly slither into the car seat, a blast of dreadfully frigid air covers my skin with goosebumps. Rubbing the spots does not help. The warmth of the sun is left outside, taunting me as the car passes through its glow. My head shifts from right to left watching tentatively at each field we pass. Foliage as green as envy blurs itself as we speed down the dirt road. Gray & black begin to take the place of the rich emerald as we close in on our destination. Once the wheels reach the cement, an uncomfortably familiar sound fills the car. The bothersome noise of the unnatural ground below us reverberates in my ears for the rest of the car ride. No amount of music can drown out the hum.
After the extensive drive, we arrive at our destination. Jets & airplanes fill my head with more cacophonic noises as I grudgingly confine my feet inside a pair of shoes. For the following flight, I sleep in a claustrophobic, foul chair, like hundreds of other passengers have done so before.
Another long drive awaits me; however, as we near the end, I become exceedingly more anxious. I disrobe my shoes instantaneously as I see the horizon widen. The same green I saw so long ago returns to my line of vision. I don’t wait for the car to reach a halt, it’s too close. The door slams behind me as I prance back out to the meadow. The wind animates the long blades as if to say hello. As my toes meet the delicate touch of the flora, a reassuring feeling from Mother Nature floods back into my body like it does ever year.
Edited at 22:20 on Mar/1/2011
Edited at 22:20 on Mar/1/2011
1 March 2011 at 18:52
Lovely description here,Chloe! Rubbing "does" not help. Check for sentence fragments. "The next following hours" sounds a little redundant.
I can just feel the cool pleasure of the grass between my toes as I read this. Thanks!