“Skiing”, Alexandra Reed ‘23

e sun beamed through the cabin window made my eyes squint as I opened them to the daylight. I looked up at the wooden patterns on the ceiling, dreading to lift my head to another stress lled day. I slid my feet off the edge of the mattress as they touched the rug I had put on the ground to protect me from splinters. Standing up off that dirty futon, my body felt an overwhelming gush of relaxation. Heaviness came over me; my body had been freed. Freed from the worry and freed from the pain. I no longer felt the tenseness in my ngers and the throbbing in my head. I have nally gotten my clean slate.