a leap of faith [open]

[SOFIA F.]

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The sound of the countryside was a lot different from the city. Growing up where, in place of the trees surrounding her now, would be buildings upon buildings--for a time, all this became a lot to take in, but not difficult to love or get used to. It was simple. Seeds grew into crops or trees, fishing gave you fish, there was a library for books, and everyone knew each other! Which was a nice change from all the strangers in the city. No face looked familiar, but in Sepalum, it felt as though you've seen everybody at least once somewhere already--and identifying new people was fairly easy.

Sofia stood by the edge, watching the water move past, and the fish that swam with the riverflow. She had somebody to cover for her at work today and she'd just come from some time off after taking care of her dad with the flu. It seemed like a good time to break her own rules and do something different. So she was here. By the river. Watching fish before...working with more fish later on.

She crouched down to get a closer look, putting her weight in her toes as she held onto her knees.

Her gaze was intent and her mind was clear as day, but then--

"AH-CHOO!"

She sneezed, her weight sending her tumbling into the rushing river. Sofia barely managed to latch onto something's root, but the current was too strong and she was having much trouble trying to pull herself up. She figured that she might've been in quite a pickle, but had no idea what to do from here.

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It was just another one of those days today. Not that Aurelio ever complained, because he absolutely loved it when there was nothing to do, no work, and he could just relax by the riverside and catch a few fish. He was a little hungry too. A small nudge of the fishing line made him pop out of a very short day dream, but then when he realised the fish hadn't caught on wholely he looked down to see his cellphone that had slipped out from inside his pocket. There were no new messages. It was weird how much fun those things were. Mobile phones. He didn't really know yet how to respond to people's messages without sounding like a complete idiot - of which he definitely was, though out of context - and he couldn't spell correctly too because he had never paid enough attention during school. Then again, who even liked grammar in the first place? It was totally dumb. Suddenly he heard a disturbance nearby. Up a little way along the river. Aurelio squinted towards the commotion, trying to get a better view and listen if there was any immediate sense of danger. But then he saw it - a girl in the river! "HOLD ON, I'M COMING TO HELP YOU!" he shouted as he jammed the fishing pole into the soil and rushed to his feet. Within a few moments he was splashing around in the water, holding onto a branch with one hand and reaching out towards the girl with the other. "TAKE MY HAND, I'LL PULL YOU IN," he continued to shout, not aware that she probably heard him perfectly fine at this distance. It wasn't like there was a waterfall close by.