I look around the world and not a creature is stirring. I walk amongst puddles of filth and the mushy mud gets stuck to my feet. I walk deeper into the woods, hoping to find what I am looking for. The thunder roars a powerful cry and I begin to shiver in my clothes. 1...2...3...4...lightening. The storm gets closer and darkness falls upon the path. For once in my life, I begin to tremble at the sounds of thunder, close my eyes to the mystic lightening. Boom, kaboom, boom, kaboom. An explosion goes off in my mind and the thunder soon reaches me. Everything disappears, everything but the thunder, lightening, and myself. I try to run but there is no where to go. I feel the suspense, I feel the inanimate nature look down upon me. Laugh at my stupidity and challenge me more. I run, run to nowhere. I can hear the thunder hurling on behind me. Why is this happening? Why am I running? Running from the things that I used to love. I stop, and look straight up to the heavens. Why are You testing me, God? I am a helpless girl that falls in the wrong paths. Show me the path of righteousness. Show me the rays of sunshine behind the massive dark clouds.
A few seconds later, I am drenched with rain. The rain that suddenly calms me, makes me forget about my worries and makes me realize my blessings. The rain washes away my past and the thunder rolls in the opposite direction. I look all around me and memories of my past flood my mind. I break down, fall to my knees, and yell a hysteric cry. What have I made myself into? This isn't the person I am, nor the person that I ever wanted to become. I gather myself up and walk.
Not only have I forgotten about my past, but I have set new goals for myself. I feel a little jump in my heart and my stomach begins to churn. I am changed. I can't live this life full of lies. I have found my goals in my life and I am heading to them, taking first class!
A ray of sunshine perceives overhead and I know that He has been listening. A smile stretches across my face and the darkness disappears. In front of me stands a rainbow. A rainbow that is more vivid than anything I have ever seen. Now, to get to the end of the rainbow.
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