Autumn walked slowly away from the school. Her clean white tennis shoes sunk into the spongy ground still wet with the rain’s tears. She had her backpack slung over her shoulder and a head, sunken by the weight of the world. Looking to the clouds despairingly Autumn sighed. The day could have gone better…much better. She felt like she wanted to cry, to share her tears and her sorrows with the many droplets spread out over the grass, but refused herself the pleasure of doing so. Getting to the river’s edge Autumn looked over the bank into the fast moving cold water. She thought about how it would feel to jump in, to feel that water so icy cold swirling all around her. Would it be cold enough to numb the pain placed on her heart by the upperclassmen. It was like high school all over again. She thought that because she was going to college all that nonsense would stop. She would have nothing more to worry about as far as the hurtful comments from the boys, the snapping croquet from the girls.
The cold water did not offer her the relief that she looked for. Falling to her knees she allowed her bag to limply drop down at her side. Her long dark blond hair fell over her shoulders, her lips quivered. She took a second to hold her breath and to listen to the gentle wind brush though the trees, the gentle splash of water below. She felt the cold moisture of the grass seeping though her skirt. Slowly she released her breath. Again she felt calm. Looking up again at all that surrounded her Autumn allowed a small smile on her fair face. She blinked. This was her first time to this spot. Already she was in love. This spot, Autumn knew, would be her haven.
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