Feb 24, 2017 2:58 am
Sunlight danced its way through the leaves and branches overhead, sending shadows skittering nimbly across the well-worn road. A breeze whispered coolly against the skin, keeping the heat and insects from getting too close. Its whisper was echoed by the rustling overhead, and in the near distance, the sound of a babbling stream could be heard over the smattering of conversation. The noon meal had just faded from memory, and there was another few hours left before arriving at the next safe place to sleep.
Coming around a bend in the forest road, a pitiful sight is seen. A handcart, abandoned and alone, rested haphazardly in the middle of the path. It sat at an angle, a wheel on one side and a bare axle on the other. Its canvas-covered load teetering precariously above.
Coming around a bend in the forest road, a pitiful sight is seen. A handcart, abandoned and alone, rested haphazardly in the middle of the path. It sat at an angle, a wheel on one side and a bare axle on the other. Its canvas-covered load teetering precariously above.
