The Harvesting by Melanie Karsak

Author:Melanie Karsak
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Chapter 20

On the first day of spring every year, my grandmother would go into the woods and return with a basket full of forsythia and daffodils. When I woke at first light the next day, I lay in bed considering the weight of obligations on me. I also worried about the new burden I must bear: stopping the exodus. The stress of everything overwhelmed me. How could I convince everyone to stay on my hunch that there was something wrong with these people? Instead of doing what I should do, I slid on my boots and headed over the back gate and into the woods.

I hiked into the woods and followed Spring Creek, one of the many small tributaries that ran to the lake, deeper into the forest. The soft sounds of the water trickling over the rocks soothed my mind and let me think more clearly. There was still ice at the creek’s edges. Growing in small clumps on the creek bank, I saw snow drops and the first spring daffodils. There was a clean smell in the air. I’d been hiking for about an hour when I stopped to rest on a fallen log. Mushrooms grew from the wood’s decayed crevices. I looked around and noticed that fresh spring ferns were growing in abundance, their curled fingers unfolding in the morning light which cast slanted beams as it broke through the trees. Bright green moss covered the rocks on the forest floor.

I sat still, looking at the water, when I heard rustling behind me.

I turned to find a small girl standing there. She was standing in a small grassy space between a dense part of the woods and me. She was the most beautiful child I had ever seen. Her hair was as yellow as an August sunflower. It curled wildly around her ears. She wore a green cotton tunic with a pale green top underneath and earth colored pants. She was about Kira’s age. When she saw me, she smiled. She skipped over the grass toward me.

As she came closer, my skin turned to goose-bumps.

She climbed on the log beside me, adjusting back and forth until she found a comfortable nook. I noticed she had a sort of diadem on her head. A sparkling fresh water pearl glittered on her forehead. Her eyes glittered similarly; they were the same chartreuse green of the new ferns. And I also noticed that her ears were somewhat pixie looking in shape, and the skin around the edge of her hairline was tinged green.

She whistled a sweet sound into the forest. A moment later, a spring fawn appeared from amongst the grass. Its wide nostrils breathed deeply, smelling both the girl and me.

The girl dangled her feet as she dug in her pocket. She pulled out what looked like lumps of raw sugar. She held out her hand to the fawn. Hesitantly, the dappled creature stepped forward, keeping one watchful eye on me. After a moment, it was licking the sweet morsel from the girl’s hand.

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