Mavis goes into the woods

Soon after Mavis discovered The Road she decided to veer off of it. What was the point of keeping on if she never stopped to see what was along the way? In her experience all of the most interesting things were along the way. Things that happened by accident. Things that you never expected but then couldn't imagine living without. Things that surprised and amazed and delighted you. And sometimes things that shook you to your very core. But Mavis welcomed the accidental and the unexpected and the surprising and the amazing and the delightful and even the shaking to the core. There were alot of people out there she had found, maybe even most people, that never, ever wanted to be amazed or surprised or to even look beyond their own noses. What a dreadful and boring life she thought and silently she pitied the foolish people. But what they lacked in curiosity she was overflowing with and for every adventure that someone else passed by and tossed aside she picked up off of the ground and packed into her satchel for future use. One can never have too many options after all.

On the day that Mavis found the road and then veered off of it she began to hear strange sounds. It sounded as if an airplane was flying right above her but the sky was clear. And then she heard a train beside her but there were no tracks to be seen. She heard voices in the trees and whispering in the wind but still she didn't see anyone or anything. But onward she ventured. Mavis was not the type of girl to be daunted by some mysterious noises in the woods.  And so she kept on keeping on. And through the woods she went.

Soon Mavis came to a clearing in the woods that led to a trail that led to a path that led to a tunnel of trees that eventually led to a passageway into a strange new place. As she walked through the clearing and down the trail and along the path and into the tunnel of trees and through the passageway she began to feel an excitement in the air. A strange tingling began along the nape of her neck and along her arms and to the tips of her fingers. She had a feeling that something wondrous was just beyond her sight and that at any moment now she would be able to see what she had heard in the wind and felt in her finger tips.

to be continued...