Image by Danny Bowman at http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/7-march-2014/
‘Why would you bother?’
I knew they’d say that.
‘It takes half a day to reach the summit, you know?’
Yet here I am.
The breeze has turned cool and fresh. I smell the smoke of the recent eruption. I can taste the ash on my tongue. And I hear… nothing.
‘Why would you bother?’
Emphasis on the ‘you’.
I kneel down and pour out some water for Lola.
Just one more breath to savour the silence.
‘Come on, girl.’
I tug on her harness and she leads me, one step at a time, back down the path.
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Friday Fictioneers is a challenge set by Rochelle Fields where writers around the world create 100 word stories inspired by the one image. For more information see: http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/7-march-2014/
Jessie Ansons 