Evie
When hope and peace begin to fray
Blind, searching arms find and brush against skin, and she emerges from the water within moments, the barest flutters of nerves calmed by the easy solution of finding purchase along the stone floor and standing. Blinking water out of her eyes, she turns like a flower to the sun, waiting for his decree and ensuing advice. Not that she expected blowing bubbles to be amidst those suggestions and inquiries, but she certainly isn’t going to complain about it.
“Only with hollow reeds, given the quality of the water.” Getting your face anywhere near it wasn’t exactly the highlight of the summer. Her nose wrinkles slightly remembering the clouds of gnats and mosquitoes, the algae and slime on its worst days when even the hottest of swimmers hesitated to dive in. “Show me?” Just as entrenched in the role of student as he was in one of mentorship.
“Only with hollow reeds, given the quality of the water.” Getting your face anywhere near it wasn’t exactly the highlight of the summer. Her nose wrinkles slightly remembering the clouds of gnats and mosquitoes, the algae and slime on its worst days when even the hottest of swimmers hesitated to dive in. “Show me?” Just as entrenched in the role of student as he was in one of mentorship.
know that daybreak is not far away
