Adrift

CHAPTER I

Life carries us away and wisps us into different fates,

but in the end,

we will always be adrift towards our destiny.

She sauntered up the luscious grass of the towering green hill. The breeze gently brushed against her face; her cheeks lightly touched. When Meredith reached to top of the hill, she continued to walk, feeling the hedges with the edge of her fingertips. The tree was overhanging her, like a skyrise in a city. The gleaming sun shone a vivid yellow light , perceiving through anything which surpasses it. This created a bestowed shadow of her physical form alongside the distinctive tree. She slowly lowered herself to the roots of the tree, sitting in the small flower bed. The bright colours of the flowers were as elegant as a ballet dancer. She mumbled unconsciously while picking the petals,

“Meredith…”.

She passed momentarily after mentioning the name.

“Meredith...”

Submissively whispering the name again, trying to find some sense in the word.

She had no last name, no identity. It was all she could remember from her childhood, being named Meredith. There was just no memory of anything else. Reality gave her no purpose in life.