Sunshines log- Scars

Baby steps. One careful foot in front of the other. Be Careful. You never know where the mines are. With a bag full of pebbles, I start to throw them a short distance in front of me.

Clear.

Another pebble. Clear. Take a few more careful steps. Another pebble.

A reaction. An explosion. It does something I don’t expect. A chain reaction.

BOOM!

One goes off a few feet away from me, sending me to the ground, burning my skin.

Run.

Take no chances; I have to get out NOW!

I almost trip on the dead detonators, but over the hill… I see a house.

A safe heaven. A home.

I run there. Away from the dangers of this explosive soil.

The door breaks under my foot, the wood sends splinters at my skin.

There’s one left, but I don’t know until the door landed on it.

Another explosion. The wood goes flying, I raise my arms to protect my face, but it gets through my defense. The side of my face gashes open, and my skin burns.

Another scar.