The Short Walk

When life seems unsettled, there was this moment that I would like to
remember. It was November 2009.  I had just arrived in England for
barely two months. It was my first working day as an office cleaner. It
was 10.30 p.m. on a cold winter night.I was left alone by my supervisor
in a two storey's building. He even forgot to tell me where this place
was. I finished my work and walked outside. Never in my life had I feel
this afraid. The air outside was crisp. The sky was at its darkest hour.
Where was I? I kept looking for road signs. Heavy rain then started
pouring on me as I battled with my sight, still looking for signs.
 Someone could have done something harmful to me and that would be the
end of me. Wolves were howling. Every single sound scared me and no one
at this hour, could save me. No, I had to be tough. Listening to all
these sick fears would do me more harm.  I had to at least walk. Trees,
trees everywhere. No people. No home. This was not a good sign. I walked
again denying the patters of the rain. I walked denying my pitiful
self, pitying me. I walked with thoughts of hope. Of why out of the
many, it was written, that I was chosen to walk this path at the very
first place. So to hope, I placed my entire self. I walked again with
nothing but hope in my mind, in my heart, on my feet. Blindly, I
followed the hope that was in me. Then, I saw in front of me a bus sign
with the name of the road I was walking by. I smiled and I cried as I
called the cab to picked me up. That walk sure lasted for a short time.
But it was enough to teach me something about hope I would never ever
forget. That in blindness, in tears, out of nowhere, Hope saves.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

We can learn simple things from a simple action like a walk. I enjoyed the story. Your strong description brought me in and held me to the positive ending. Thank you for sharing the excellent story.
Coyote