He was nervous, but he tried to be brave.There had been so much over the last few days; an unending flow of new experiences. Unfamiliar faces coming and going and unfamiliar places along with them; this building, that building; rooms of all different sizes and materials, some of them stable, others on wheels. Darkness and light had traded turns, sometimes for long stretches and other times in brief flashes.And then there was the present moment. Currently, it was dark. Dark and quiet. It had been

    
Andrew opened the door to his car, stretching as he stepped out onto the trailhead’s parking lot. It was a fairly long drive out from town to this particular trail, but it was well worth it to him. It was a warm, sunny day and he could hear the life of the woods spread out all around him. Andrew always enjoyed when he could get away from the city for a bit, it reminded him of when he’d been a kid, back before his folks had moved them to the ci