Monday, October 22, 2007 @ 9:47 AM
he sat on the hill top, gazing at the rising sun. a picture of serenity and immaculate innocent exuded from his round, expressive face. below him, a cattle grazed on the warm slopes, feeding on the lush grass which seemed to stretch out in every direction.
the sun rose slowly, a gradual orange-yellow at first tinging, then highlighting the cloudless, bright blue skies. it rose, almost leisurely, until it hung in its place in the open sky; in his world. yes, it seemed so natural that it belong there, supported without strings, suspended in the sky.
the sun -- its warmth swept the lands. it fed the grass, which fed the animals, which made him content. it was a light in the dark, the wind beneath his wings. the sun was, and had been, his companion since he was there. and he would roll down the slopes of the hill, jubilant that all was well in his world. and he was happy, for many days.
but the sun didnt like its job. it was not content by sitting in the sky, and overlooking the same person and same landscape each day. and as it grew tired of being there, it began to take its time to rise in the sky, until one fateful day, it didnt turn up at all.
and instead of light, there was darkness in the world. the blue, blue skies faded to grey and black. the grass withered and died, and the cattle left in search of greener pastures. and at the end, there was no smile on his face. without the sun, he had lost his ability to be happy. extinguished like a match in the rain, he was empty and broken.
he sat on the hill top, gazing at the empty sky. and as his eyes searched the heavens, he asked, "why?" the question resounded in his head, shockingly loud and clear, in the silence of the dark, dark day. thousands of answers formulated in his head, each one more incoherent and illogical as the other.
and so he sat on the hill, gazing at the empty sky, searching for the answer that he couldnt find.
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i shall try to finish this story asap. try and write the ending to it: i wanna see what happens.
cheers.