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Jamie’s mind whirs at a thousand miles per hour
His thoughts layer upon each other, stacked high like pages in a thick novel
Anxiety creeping in, its dark fingers slowly creeping into his mind like an early morning fog
He’d fled the farmhouse with its usual afternoon chaos; it had all been too much
Jamie had slipped into his shoes, and began walking
No destination in mind, just planting one foot in front of the other
Away, away, away.
Down the rutted, red-dirt road with the scraggly weeds growing high in the ditches
Past the farmhouses, and leaning barns that threatened to collapse
Jamie walked past fields dotted with cows, and tall grass
Through the woods, with the trees looming high above his head
Jamie kept walking, trying to get his thoughts in order
He finally slowed when he reached the field.
Here, he felt safe and secure
It was so far from home; quiet and isolated
Far enough from home that he knew he wouldn’t run into his many siblings, or his agitated parents screaming to be heard over their clamour
