Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice- The Desert

The transition from the spiral to the desert was abrupt. I was totally thrown off balance, I definitely wasn't prepared for it. I had always been surrounded by the big leafy trees and I had always trotted on smooth roads. Even when I was in the spiral I knew there was a smooth rod going beside it. I knew back then, that had the option of going back. But, when I entered the desert I didn't know where to go, because there was no road. I had to find my way. How would i do it? I didn't know. The sun and the heat were too strong for me. I wanted water, but I cudn't find any. I longed for some shade, but there was no tree around. The wind was too strong, I could barely see what I wanted. It made a whooshing sound when it was too strong, it scared me. The sand in the wind pierced my skin. I wanted to fight the wind, and move ahead. But the more I tried, the more I lost. The more I struggled, the more tired I was. I was loosing my way. I was giving up. I was giving in. I was tired, hungry, and broken. I tried, till I cud try no more.

But, then at that instance when I felt that it was all over, nothing can change now, I have to live in this desert my whole life, I saw a little hole. I snuggled inside it. The hole protected me from the sun and the wind. I knew I was safe there. I stayed there for a while. Closed from the world. Away from all the roads. But, near myself. I realized I couldn't stay in the hole any longer. I was a traveller, I was not supposed to stay here for long. The wind had also slowed down now. It was time to move out. I came out of my hole, started my journey again. I walked, but this time I knew where I was going. Things were clearer. I walked and I walked. The scene began to change. It was getting green again. I began to walk faster. I was getting nearer to the greenery...