e d i R e h T Embracing I
t’s the middle of the day and the sky is a light blue brushstroke filled with vibrant and fluffy clouds. Rays of sunlight leak across the heavenly green Hollister mountains and onto the dirt road that divides them. On one side of the path, the hill continues upwards, ascending towards the sky, while the other is a steep slope falling into an oblivion, with nothing but a foot of shrubs to keep any unlucky person from fall-
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ing off. In the distance lay a depth of dreamy canyons stretching as far as the eye can see. It’s quiet, the wind whispers through the shrubs, and the songs of birds echo from the trees. In the distance, the sound of gears is rapidly becoming more and more audible. A girlish figure on a mountain bike appears from on top of the hill, charging straight through the path. She gets closer and closer, kicking up dust, and every creature
in a 100 foot radius scatters away from the sound. Her feet pedal faster and faster. The wind pulls her hair away from her light blue eyes as she accelerates, completely transfixed on the road lying ahead of her. The ramps are small at first, but get bigger and bigger until at one point she catches air, riding through the sky for a few blissful, free seconds. She hits the ground once again, this time going even faster. By Daniela Chavez Preciado