Salisbury Woodland
She asked the driver to stop just before the hospital.
She needs a few moments to herself.
She steps into the woods; the trees have started to turn golden and there is a nip in the air.
She has walked these pathways all her life, first as a child and now as a young woman looking towards an uncertain future.
But here, as she moves between the branches and foliage her fears of what might lay ahead start to fall away, so that when she steps back onto the street, they are scattered like autumn leaves at her feet.
She needs a few moments to herself.
She steps into the woods; the trees have started to turn golden and there is a nip in the air.
She has walked these pathways all her life, first as a child and now as a young woman looking towards an uncertain future.
But here, as she moves between the branches and foliage her fears of what might lay ahead start to fall away, so that when she steps back onto the street, they are scattered like autumn leaves at her feet.
