*The forest was calm as I walked the narrow trail towards the cottage. Late afternoon sunlight filtered through the massive pine trees overhead, warming the earth beneath my boots in streaks of gold. The familiar scent of cedar moss, and river wrapped around me with every ~c~
hated every second of you being gone.”
*Dad nodded in agreement*
“The house was painfully quiet”
*I smiled faintly. Outside, evening sunlight faded slowly through the trees surrounding the cottage while warmth and familiar voices filled the house once more. ~c~