Do you recall that day? That day that you whisked me away from
my jungle of concrete? You said “I want to show you the floods!” You came to
pick me up in your new and yet so dirty blue Chevrolet and we drove north and stopped in
the middle of nowhere. I remember feeling restless that day. I never liked
being too far away from my comfort zone these days. We picked up them two hitchhiker girls on a dirt road. Do you remember? They were on their way to a jazz
festival on the shores of the Kineret. We contemplated on joining them. But we
decided that the floods await us.
We got to the peek of a steep dirt road, parked the car and
made our way to the bottom. We passed a sign that said “No Trespassing" and kept
going. You showed me a small reservoir pool where you and your brothers used to pay in and
see who could dive the deepest. We climbed the ruins and kept going further into the
valley. We passed a small stream and sat on a rock for a while, making a small
fire and serene conversations.
After a small rest we continued to the mountain and climbed
it for a while. The sun was starting to set and by the time we found the
perfect place it was pitch black. You sat there on that rock with your feet
dangling above the valley while my head rested on your lap. You told me about
how terrorists and refuges used the top of these mountains to make their way
into Israel. I looked to the top and thought I saw someone walking. You told me
that if someone was truly there right now, we’d already be shot at.
We stayed there for quite a while in silence looking at the
stars when you finally spoke. You said “One day you will wake up and everything
will be just fine.”
We are fine, you and I, are we not? It all is fine. I wake
up and all is fine, every day now. We had the most perfect adventures you and I.
And I love you for that.
We did not see any floods though…
I loved that. You got all the facts wrong, which makes the way you recall it all the more awesome. Funny how comfortable it felt being out of my comfort zone with you around.
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