Jason Brown

A land of Lethal Sameness

There had never been a more heavenly summer afternoon. The water in the pond that Cole kneeled by was clearer than he had ever noticed it to be before, seemingly beaming at the beautiful day displayed on its surface. Normally, sitting in tall grass would bother him, but today, he enjoyed the gentle brushing of the sweet foliage.” Cole? Where did you go? Didn’t you say you’d be in the yard?” Hearing his mom’s voice piercing through the serenity startled him. “Yes mom, don’t you see me?” Cole says while rising from the ground. “Thank goodness,” his mother sighed. “You just blend in too easily, don’t you?” Cole chuckles. “I’ll come inside for dinner, Mom. It's not like I was going to disappear into the grass.” “Well, it sure looked like it.”