Elbony Black

and wandering deeper and deeper into the night, he stumbled across rocks and twigs. the night was a blindfold. testing his eyesight, he put his hand in front of his face and waved it.

all he saw was the blackness of the night and felt the air circulating around him.

by the texture of the ground, he knew he was on some kind of forest.

he couldnt see anything, so he had to use his other senses.

stumbling and groping around, he made his way across the uneven ground. the blackness stretched endlessly, from below to above.

suddenly, he stopped. he heard water. it was very nearby. the water was rushing very very fast. it was a waterfall. he was near a waterfall.

he went down on his hands and knees and felt for the water. a cold splash hit one of his hands. he knew he couldnt wade in the water; the currents would sweep him away.

his hands groped till they came across a log. it was thick enough. he slowly sprawled his body on the log, got on his hands and knees and started crawling. fast.

and before he knew it, he was on the other side.

the floor felt different. it felt faintly familiar. he felt he knew the way from there onwards. confidently, he walked on.

a bright light shone ahead. he sprinted happily across.

and fell into the arms of his mother.