Summer

And in that moment, he came to terms with the fact that she wasn't going to stay...

The truth was that he had patiently awaited her arrival for months. It had been a long, grueling winter and his heart was cold. She took him by the hand and asked him to sit with her. All she ever wanted was his company. As the days passed his heart melted and so did his troubles. They formed a small pool on the ground around his feet that followed him wherever he went. 

Every morning he would wake up and whisper ever so gently, "I will enjoy you." and his words tickled her heart. She was radiant. As they sat, day after day, she would remind him that his feet were wet but he could not see. She shone so brightly that it blinded him. Bewildered he would repeat, “I will enjoy you.”

Little by little as the days got long and the nights hot he began to take her for granted. Every morning he would wake a little bit later than the day before and he would not say a word to her. On some days he would complain that she was shining too brightly and that she had stayed too long. He was bitter and cold but she still welcomed him with her warmth. One day, he did not get out of bed at all. She sat and waited for him for hours on end but he did not come. He remained absent the next day and the next. Sometimes it takes that long to dry your feet. 

As he lay in bed, a flood of memories came in waves of their time together. He thought of how loyal she had been to him and how loyal she would always be. She was indeed good company but she could never dry his feet. She was scheduled to leave soon. When one visits they do just that and nothing more. And in that moment, he came to terms with the fact that she wasn't going to stay. 

As he counted down the days, he would get up a little bit earlier than usual and whisper ever so firmly "I have enjoyed you." A slight breeze carried his words to the rising sun. He would not see her until she returned again. On the day she left she rode the wind’s current and whispered back, “I’ll see you soon." Summer left and autumn knocked on his door. Autumn took him by the hand and asked him if they could sit together.