The Regenerated River
Magic is here. We need to discover it.
‘The River is back!’— said Serene.
Her chest moved quickly. She was breathing shallowly, taking little gulps of oxygen.
‘Which river’ — asked Jeremiah, staring at her reddish cheeks.
‘Our River, Jemy!’ — exclaimed she.
‘How do you know? Did you run five miles up the plateau to reach the river spring?’
‘I was down in the village, and I felt her.’
‘Felt “her”? It is a river Serene, not a girlfriend of yours.’
‘If we want to be detailed — I feel her. It. The River. She is back, and she’s alive! Don’t you believe me, Jemy?’
Jeremiah turned his eyes aside.
‘You don’t’ — continued Serene — No one believes me. You all think I am just a girl with too much imagination. Maybe I am not too tall, but I am not stupid!’ — continued Serene.
‘No, you are not stupid. I know you are smart, my tiny Skyie!’
Serene smiled. Jemmy used to call her “Skyie”, pretending she was as pretty as the serene sky on a sunny day with no clouds.
‘So, why don’t you believe me? The River is back. She is reborn. We are going to have water, and the valley will not die! It is splendid, don’t you think…
