A Growing Desire

That night, Carter continued to quickly fall asleep. Soon he found himself alone in a very hot and barren wasteland. Every direction he looked, he was greeted with despair as the wasteland appeared to stretch endlessly for miles. Carter tried walking but found himself going nowhere and was left feeling very empty inside. As he continued to walk in the hot sun, he felt himself getting more and more tired. In the distance, he saw what appeared to be an oasis but it seemed the more he moved towards it, the farther it was from him.

Eventually, he found himself stumbling down to the ground without the energy to keep going.

As an exhausted Carter laid flat on the ground, he was surprised to see clouds forming above him. After a few minutes, clouds had blocked out the entire sky and eventually, a few drops of refreshing rain sprinkled on the warn down boy. As the water droplets landed on his face, Carter opened his mouth to catch some of the water droplets and he felt a sense of hope and energy flow through his body.

After a few more moments, Carter was able to sit up and noticed the changing landscape around him. The wasteland that haunted his dream was changing right before his very eyes. Just like the water revived him, he could see grass starting to cover the ground. Excitedly, Carter moved towards the grass when he saw that some of the water was pooling and forming a small pond. Acting like a child on their birthday, Carter eagerly sprinted and bent down to drink some of the water.

When he turned back around, he was amazed at what he saw. Life had invaded the wasteland and new growth could be seen throughout the valley. Trees and flowers were starting to rise from the ground and Carter couldn't help but be pleasantly awed by the beauty.