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Soar: A Narrative Fiction Essay

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Crawling, I try and find the warmth and heart beat of mama; she hasn’t returned home from her journey. My feathers are near frozen and and my stomach growls and lurches. I panic at the chill that washes over my body. The fluff and mama’s feathers are on the brink of extinction. Frost bitten and hungry, I stumble to the oval opening in the hollow. A fresh blanket of snow is layered over the great forest. Did mama get redirected in the snow? I wonder. I creep closer towards the rough unknown terrain ahead. Just as I step to the edge of the hollow, a mourning cry captures my attention. A lone wolf in the distance cries desperately out to his brothers and sisters. His howl is high pitched and strong. He is a lost teenager searching for a …show more content…

I pivot my eyes to the hollow for one last look at the place I know as home. Fate only knows if I will ever see my birthplace and my childhood. The memories roll through my brain, and a drop escapes my tear duct. Over and over again, I say to myself, "I will find mama" louder and louder every time. With all the will in my body, I separate from the cliff. Soaring into the sky I frantically flap higher. The aroma of evergreens drives into my nostrils. Black sky engulfs and wraps around me as I fly into the unknown darkness. Out of all odds I am gliding over the great forest, but what for? The endeavor I am facing is even harder. Now that I am flying, how do I get down? Is mama in the air or on the ground? Hiring my tail and wing feathers, I dive to the forest floor. I scope every inch of dirt, wood, leaves, and plants. I rake the back of my mind for ideas, for finding her. My last resort is to cry out to her. The air outside is frosty. I suck in, what feels like, icicles in the air. Only few would perceive the ear blaring stress signal rippling over the trees. Adjusting my head in every position, I attempt to detect waves of tone from mama. All I hear is silence, the most painful weapon on the earth but wait. This sensation in the forest air is familiar. No doubt in my mind told me that it was her. She was so close. I could almost grasp the soft, warm red feathers on her chest. It would be similar to what we used to accomplish

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