Sunday, May 19, 2013

Beyond Nowhere: Chapters 7-9

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Unknown Days Past: Land
He opens his eyes slowly and wakes up all bruised and broken on what appeared to be a patch of green grasslands by a beach. The air was nice and cool and the car was there with him, buried halfway in the sands. He found himself on an island surrounded by water, and for a while he was alone. Soon he’d discover natives on this island.

Day A14: The Natives
The natives looked like ordinary people he would’ve met before. A mixture of diverse colors and they all wore shirts, pants, and shoes like anyone else.
The natives spoke a different language though. He found it hard to understand them. He would often find that he had to communicate with pictures or gestures. He found out the natives were familiar with the outside world but it did not matter because all they cared to know was their way of life and the island that they lived on. They didn’t drive cars and they didn’t do much of anything, but drink wine and work the hard labor on their respective farms. It was an agricultural community that enjoyed harvesting grapes, wine and fresh foods. 


Day A31: Unexpected
Driver One found himself feeling lost because it seemed that everything he had learned in the past has proved all for nothing. The skills he had obtained in his life did not apply to this newfound land. His car was the means of his life and all that he had ever invested into it. Now it would appear that all his work was for nothing. The available jobs and duties on this new island would require no skills involved with driving or cars.

Driver One enjoyed the place for he could see the goodness that was in the land and its natives. He didn’t have to work. The problems that he had faced in the past were no longer around. He had always wanted to start a new life and settle down somewhere. Maybe this was the place. Maybe not, for it didn’t seem like the destination he had in mind.

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