A Different Kind of Forest in Snippets and Shorter Stories

Day Twenty-One:  Ugh, I woke up every 3-4 hours last night gasping for breath and desperate for water. Now my throat hurts even more and nose is raw. Colds are one of the worst! On the plus side, I am done with my second project in Spanish so, yay. Now I guess I will go to work and hope it won't be exceedingly boring.

Forest of Secret Keys

Patience walked among the iron keys, hands clasped behind his back. Mists of Sleep blanketed the land, soothing the humming of the keys. Forgetting Ivy slowly engulfed them. When they were fully covered and thus protected against Grandfather Death, Patience could leave and rejoin his Father Time and Mother Earth. He had walked among the giant, dangerous keys for eons and knew that it would take another couple for the slow, creeping ivy to run its course. Grandfather Death sought for the Secret Keys to unlock the rooms in the Mountain of Secrets. but that must not happen. Father Time had asked him to bear the burden of guarding the keys in the Forgotten Isle. While his task was heavy to bear, Patience knew it would be worth it if Life would be preserved throughout the Universe. Some secrets were meant to be forgotten. Patience yawned, shook his head, and continued his slow, steady pace through the the Forest of Secret Keys.