I jerked up, gasping for air. My heart was pounding very fast as memories of what had happened flashed. I thought I was dead; strange things had happened ever since I encountered my death. I gradually removed myself from the past and focused on the present. I felt a sharp shooting pain streak across my forehead as I dragged my tired body to rest at the side of a large tree. I narrowed my eyes and looked around my surroundings.
The view was great, and the sunless sky covered the woods over the treetops, which created a canopy over my head. The crimson and auburn foliage was a magnificent sight, as this was the season known as fall. There was a gentle breeze that was creating the single sound of rustling leaves. The leaves appeared to be dying to fall out of the tree and join their compani
