the phoenix
I let myself feel the music around me instead of the fire inside my veins. I want to dance and feel the energy of the day and not the fury of the flames. Even if it might have a good side, I'm not sure if I'm ready to face it yet. I'm not sure if I ever will.
So I dance. The music is fast paced and I don't really know what I'm doing. I remember back to fall when Momma Zahra and I went to Dawn. She tried to show me how she danced, but it kind of stressed me out too much. I saw how much fun everyone was having and I don't think there is any real way to dance. You just go with however your body moves and feels like doing. So, that's what I'm going with. Rory flies in circles above me and swoops down to playfully tug at my mane. I give him a mischievous look and my dancing becomes more like chasing. We are two wild creatures on the beach, but I don't care how silly we look.
While some might be collecting shells or making sand castles, I'm playing with my hawk and forgetting the dangers of the world around me. The music has faded the further away I get, but it still plays in my mind. I laugh at the joy of it all and Rory is too, a rare sight for the bird.
But my fun is interrupted when I stumble over something. I had been too busy jumping around that I wasn't really watching where I was going. After I've fallen over and look around, I realize that I just knocked over a pale of water and destroyed someone's sand castle. It begins to shrink slowly in front of us.
"Oh no! I'm so, so sorry! I didn't mean to do that, I'm sorry," I tell the boy, the guilt showing very clearly on my face. I feel like an idiot and my cheeks feel warm. I didn't see the structure before this happened, but just from how big it was, I can tell he had already put a lot of work into it. "Um, can I- do you want help? I can try to put it back together for you?" I offer, although I'm not sure if he'll accept. I don't blame him if he's super mad at me right now and wants nothing to do with me.
Of course, I can hear Rory behind me laughing away. I suppose at least someone is still having a grand time.
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