Recollection - Chapter Three

One. Two. Three. Four.

The autumn breeze hits my cold face like a whip.

One. Two. Three. Four.

The wind blows against me, and i’m already tired as I am.

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The orange and red leaves blow in the air above me, dancing, and taunting me.

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One.. Two….

I should find shelter for now.

I find a small bus stop shelter and sit down and warm up there. I find a larger jacket in my backpack on top of my school books.

I shed off the smaller jacket, but reconsider and put it back on, and put the larger jacket on over. I pull out some gloves from the front pocket of my bag and put them on, but then take off the left one and pull out my iPod and earbuds too.

I hit shuffle on a playlist, and put in my earbuds as the vocals reach the inside of my mind. I put my left glove back on, and stick my iPod in my front left pocket of my jeans, and continue forward,

My uncle will kill me if i’m late.

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My footsteps strain to match the music blasting in my ears.

“Just shoot me, shoot me”

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The guitar takes over the melody, as the song comes to an end.

Another song starts.

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“How can I stop the rain.

Somebody close the gate”

One. Two. Three. Four.

One...

I guess i’m home already.

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