it's okay, i'll protect you forever

It was a cold autumn day, and I am still wondering how I ended up there. I was hiking in the woods, in this beautiful place that shifts your insides. A place that connects with your soul, body, and mind.

Somehow, somewhere along the path the place dissolved into this vast space, no more trees -- only weedy fields. It was obvious that something violent had happened here, something turned the familiar place with familiar sights and smells into a barren, alien-like landscape.

I could feel the cool breeze on my neck. I did not give it a second thought and continued climbing the hill. I wanted to see how vast this man-made extraterrestrial space was. I could feel the sense of anticipation that was building in me with each step I took upwards. If you have ever climbed,