apologize or seem the least bit regretful for the fight in the short and sweet note he had left for her.
Without fully recognizing what she is even doing, she immediately gets her phone out of her purse and dials Tristan’s number.
“Everything okay, Cal?” His voice is concerned when he answers.
“He left.” Calandra’s answer is vague and she doesn’t clarify anything.
“Who left?”
“My dad. There’s a good-bye note on the table, he went to his business project.”
“Really?” For some reason, Tristan sounds pretty shocked.
“Yeah.”
“Do you want me to come and get you?”
“No,” Calandra replies, “I’m gonna go walk in the woods for a bit to clear my head. I’ll let you know what I’m gonna do when I get back.”
“Okay, be careful please.”
“I will,” she answers simply.
Calandra hangs up without saying good-bye and immediately knows she will hear about that decision the next time she sees Tristan. He has a thing with people who hang up without saying goodbye and she’s never done it to him before. She shrugs her shoulders, tosses the phone on the table, and walks out the back door, heading for the woods.
Chapter Five
Secrets
Calandra walks through the woods and down the path she knows so well, toward her sanctuary. This has all been far too much for her lately. She needs peace, and her favorite place to find it is the sanctuary. Serenity comes easily as she walks down the winding pathways; she knows the clearing is soon coming where she will enter her spot of belonging. She can see the flowers in her head already, smell the soft fragrance that always makes her feel lighter. Her anticipation builds as she walks. She knows exactly where to dodge thorns and branches that stick out, she could make this journey in her sleep.
Her heart jumps when she sees the clearing. Ducking under the vines between the last trees to the opening, she enters her beautiful spot. Her breath catches as she feels all the stress of the world melt away from her. Nothing exists beyond the beauty of this place. She always feels better when she’s here; more powerful and like anything is possible. She walks over to her favorite spot and lays down, ready to relax, close her eyes, and shut out the world completely. A soft noise distracts her; a hum, or maybe a light buzz. Something blue catches her eye from somewhere to her back side. She turns to see what it is, and finds a beautiful blue and purple dragonfly.
“Why hello,” she says quietly. “Would you like to join me?”
As if it understands exactly what she said, the dragonfly flies over and softly perches on her left shoulder, angling its body towards her face. Its tiny feet tickle her shoulder as it sits there. Its soft buzz fills her ears and she finds it oddly soothing. She smiles as she slowly and smoothly lies down, careful not to scare away her new friend. Her cares and worries disappear as she closes her eyes and lets her haven wash over her. The soft buzz soothes her as she feels the sense of belonging encase her. Safe in the surroundings of this special place she relaxes her entire being; her mind, body, and soul.
The dragonfly that’s on her shoulder now seems to buzz louder, which alarms Calandra. She sits up, careful to not move as fast as she wants to, to keep from frightening her little watcher. Something catches her eye despite the shock of the sunlight that pierces her eyesight momentarily; a spear of light. A white all-encompassing glowing orb heads away from her. It moves slightly away from her, and stops, as if it is waiting for her to follow. Calandra isn’t sure how she knows it wants her to follow it, but she can sense somehow that it is calling her toward it with its motions.
Her watcher buzzes steadily in her ear, which somehow eases her nerves. Calandra takes the change in its noise as a safety assurance, so she carefully gets to
Without fully recognizing what she is even doing, she immediately gets her phone out of her purse and dials Tristan’s number.
“Everything okay, Cal?” His voice is concerned when he answers.
“He left.” Calandra’s answer is vague and she doesn’t clarify anything.
“Who left?”
“My dad. There’s a good-bye note on the table, he went to his business project.”
“Really?” For some reason, Tristan sounds pretty shocked.
“Yeah.”
“Do you want me to come and get you?”
“No,” Calandra replies, “I’m gonna go walk in the woods for a bit to clear my head. I’ll let you know what I’m gonna do when I get back.”
“Okay, be careful please.”
“I will,” she answers simply.
Calandra hangs up without saying good-bye and immediately knows she will hear about that decision the next time she sees Tristan. He has a thing with people who hang up without saying goodbye and she’s never done it to him before. She shrugs her shoulders, tosses the phone on the table, and walks out the back door, heading for the woods.
Chapter Five
Secrets
Calandra walks through the woods and down the path she knows so well, toward her sanctuary. This has all been far too much for her lately. She needs peace, and her favorite place to find it is the sanctuary. Serenity comes easily as she walks down the winding pathways; she knows the clearing is soon coming where she will enter her spot of belonging. She can see the flowers in her head already, smell the soft fragrance that always makes her feel lighter. Her anticipation builds as she walks. She knows exactly where to dodge thorns and branches that stick out, she could make this journey in her sleep.
Her heart jumps when she sees the clearing. Ducking under the vines between the last trees to the opening, she enters her beautiful spot. Her breath catches as she feels all the stress of the world melt away from her. Nothing exists beyond the beauty of this place. She always feels better when she’s here; more powerful and like anything is possible. She walks over to her favorite spot and lays down, ready to relax, close her eyes, and shut out the world completely. A soft noise distracts her; a hum, or maybe a light buzz. Something blue catches her eye from somewhere to her back side. She turns to see what it is, and finds a beautiful blue and purple dragonfly.
“Why hello,” she says quietly. “Would you like to join me?”
As if it understands exactly what she said, the dragonfly flies over and softly perches on her left shoulder, angling its body towards her face. Its tiny feet tickle her shoulder as it sits there. Its soft buzz fills her ears and she finds it oddly soothing. She smiles as she slowly and smoothly lies down, careful not to scare away her new friend. Her cares and worries disappear as she closes her eyes and lets her haven wash over her. The soft buzz soothes her as she feels the sense of belonging encase her. Safe in the surroundings of this special place she relaxes her entire being; her mind, body, and soul.
The dragonfly that’s on her shoulder now seems to buzz louder, which alarms Calandra. She sits up, careful to not move as fast as she wants to, to keep from frightening her little watcher. Something catches her eye despite the shock of the sunlight that pierces her eyesight momentarily; a spear of light. A white all-encompassing glowing orb heads away from her. It moves slightly away from her, and stops, as if it is waiting for her to follow. Calandra isn’t sure how she knows it wants her to follow it, but she can sense somehow that it is calling her toward it with its motions.
Her watcher buzzes steadily in her ear, which somehow eases her nerves. Calandra takes the change in its noise as a safety assurance, so she carefully gets to
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