Adrift

CHAPTER IV

Memories destroy, Memories break, Memories heal.

A continuous, never ending river flow s directly through the rural village. The crystal-clear water allows a visible outline on the fine-grained rocks beneath the shallows. The assortment of noises composed by nature itself balances the loud disruptive noises produced form the town’s characteristics. The river shore is encapsulated by dark-greened moss, overgrowing, and slowly progressing towards the roots driving into the soil. A collection of brown oak trees with uneven textures, surround the rural town. On the east side of the village, there are rows and rows of sugar cane fields which are ongoing for miles. The friendly villagers harvest this sugar cane every odd season in order to gain the largest yield. The leaf soared across the bright blue sky, travelling in sight of the village. Witnessing the villages working in unison. Witnessing the bloom of the hundreds of flowers in the plateau. Witnessing the market stalls selling their well-made products. The leaf lowered, Derrek, a fireworks technician who has a comfortable life in all aspects: a reasonable income, relationships with others and a home. He dresses as a young, kind-hearted man, waiting for something detrimental to occur and change the pathway of his life. He has a slim shape with a tall back posture, showing his general confidence in life. It was a typical day of work, where he manages events, in relation of fireworks. Derek was hastily preparing for an annual festival, drafting a plan to present to the town mayor. His ideas based around this year’s ceremony, conceptualizes ‘hope’. He pitches this idea to the town mayor in a confidence and a calm tone, expressing that: “Hope is something which gives an untimely chance for those who does not believe they...” A distant memory shock him, a tremble within as he says the words. A girl, holding hands with him. “Meredith...” he quietly articulates her name. Thoughts overwhelm him, this memory, how come it just reminded him of the traumatic separation between his cousin. He inquires to himself after the pitch, did she need hope? Is she still alive?