The first step

Ce continue with the publication of the micro-stories of the FOURTH edition of the competition: High Altitude Storieswe let you enjoy with "The first step", by Sergi Garcia i Gisbert.

The first step

-by Sergi Garcia i Gisbert-

The girl skipped among the stones, red-cheeked and with a smile that wouldn't go away.
Each step made a soft noise in the earth.

-Grandfather, why does it sound like that? -he asked, pausing for a moment.

-Because you tickle her," he replied, with a glint of complicity in his eyes.
eyes.

She laughed, bent down and touched the ground. It was cold and damp.

-It's soft," he murmured.

Grandfather nodded slowly.

-The mountain has its secrets. But it only tells them to those who take the time.
to listen.

The girl looked at the horizon, where the path disappeared into the forest.

-And how do you know that? -he whispered.

Grandfather leaned his cane and pointed ahead.

-Because he told me about it years ago.

She moved forward, letting the mountain speak to her with every step. He stayed behind,
listening silently to the echo of his own.

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