Finding My Happy Place

Previously

…As the sun began to dip lower in the sky, casting long shadows through the trees, Lily knew it was time to go. She gently scooped up Mr. Snuggles and stood, brushing a few stray leaves from her shorts. She took one last look around her special haven, a silent promise in her heart. "See you soon," she whispered to the flowers, to the stream, to the ancient trees. And then, with a lightness in her step that hadn't been there before, Lily turned and walked back towards the sounds of the park, carrying a little piece of her happy place with her, tucked safely away in her heart, and in the pages of her sketchbook. The world outside might be loud, but she had found her quiet.