Sojourn

<<previous The thunderstorm outside continued to send shudders throughout the structure. The old man could feel the enormity of what raged just outside, as the floor beneath his feet shook. The stick he held, steadied him as he examined the pavement, looking through a small window carved into the wall, trying to figure out who had turned up at his safe haven, because, he had heard footsteps right before the rain pattering on the leaves of the trees had muffled it. Nobody had ever strayed this far into the forest in all the years he had lived there. And from his knowledge of the ancient texts, he was sure this philosophically significant place could never be discovered unless the seeker was pre-determined to find it. But, only a few knew of its existence, and so he wondered if it was someone from his brotherhood. He spotted a silhouette lying on the pavement. Whoever it was, they seemed to have been rendered unconscious, maybe because of the fall or due to mere exhaust

<<Previous   The parting between the trees had revealed to her the existence of a structure that looked alien to her. The building that she saw had a pyramid-like structure placed on a rectangular base. On top of it, a metal ornament glistened as the last rays of the sun bounced off of it. There was no path that led her directly to the building where she could seek shelter for the rest of the stormy night. The anxiety of finding the shelter had evaporated, just as the tiny droplets from heaven fell gently on her cheek. It was only a matter of time before the downpour began, and she really did not count on getting the object, she held so dearly in her arms, wet. As she desperately searched for a path with lesser bush density, she heard a crackling followed by a loud thud. Her heart pumped against her chest even though it was just a tree that had grown old and had collapsed due to a gust of wind which had rushed past it. With no help from the sun, who had now disappeared com