Where I was

Fandango’s 147th Story Starter.

With a sudden rush of panic, I realized I had no idea where I was.

And then I took a breath.

I held the breath for a few seconds and I slowly let it go. As I felt the air leave my body I closed my mind and opened myself. I saw trees budding and grass waiting for the first cutting of the spring. I saw two cabbage butterflies circling a batch of weeds. I smelled wet rocks and damp soil. I heard the chirps and whistles of birds I couldn’t identify. I felt the firm support of the earth under my feet.

I had no idea where I was, but it didn’t matter because it was today and I was here. Right where I was supposed to be.