Stories

Decisions

Author: Teacher Sayira Fanilla

Genre: Fiction

In a nature place where the nature amaze, where the mountains are raised as magnificent towers covered with snow their peaks.  Where the weather is pleasant and invites you to come back…

There was a young boy, with his blond hair,  white skin, who liked to wear red color.  His name is George

 

George likes to have friends, he is very social and also he is very interested in to know about different cultures and he loves learn new languages.

One day George, was on his way to the school, but this day he took a shortcut that he sometimes uses when he is late. But this day he noticed that it was not the same path, the forest looked unfamiliar and he was not able to recognize the area, he felt lost and got nervous.

Then, a river appeared in front of him, a wonderful river, it was in the middle of the forest. He was confused, due to he has not heard about a river around, so he came closer into see it better.

The river as a mirror started to move its waves and George was amazed about what was happening.

Then images started to form in the water surface. People from different places and languages started to show up in the water, George was surprised and more when those people started to talk with him. They were asking him his name, and asked him where he was coming from. George began to chatting with them.

George was so happy about this new experience, and about all his new friends that he has met. So every single day after school, he went down to the river in order to meet his friends and they were teaching him new languages and about their cultures.

 

Passing the years, George was growing up and his routine was changing.  He was not going to the river as he used to, because he was busier than before, so weeks  passed, and George had not chance to go to the river.

George was dedicating time for his studies, new jobs and for his new family too. But one day he remembered those wonderful friends that he met at the river. He decided to visit the river again, but when he was on his way, everything looked abandoned.

When he was near to the place where the river is, everything was dry, George was stunned when he came to the river and saw the wonderful river that had been reduced in a stream.

George was speechless about the river condition and he was in shock, because the river was not able to let him to connect again with his friends, he felt sorrow about this. And many questions were coming to his mind…Meantime he was meditating about this… Suddenly a mysterious man showed up.

Are you surprised about the river condition? Asked the Mystery man.

George looked at the man and he asked: Who are you?

Mystery man: I am the river guardian

George: Can you tell me what happened to the river?

Mystery man: The river is a magic one, and it could appear in anywhere, but few people can find it. You were lucky, because you did it and you have had connected through it meeting fabulous people around the world. But this connection breaks when you stop visit the river. If you abandon the river, its appearance will be as you see it now.
George: It could be the same that it was before?

Mystery man: It could be, but it is up to you.

George: How it could be possible?

Mystery man: Take this stone, at that moment the Mystery man extended his hand and he opened it, a bright white stone seemed magical too, was gave to George. and said…

You will decide if the river will be the same that it was before, you just need to throw this stone to the river, and it will be the enchanted wonderful river that it was. But I repeat it to you, it is up to you and any decision that you take, won’t be good or bad…at this moment the mystery man disappeared.

George was just watching the stone and thinking on his deepest thoughts.. George left the stone there and never came back again.

– The End –