The Horizon
You walked toward the shapes and the shapes did not get closer. That's how horizons work. But something changed. The grass is shorter here. Cropped, like a lawn. The wild veldt became a yard without you noticing the transition. There is a house — not the child's drawing of a house, but a real one. Small, white, a screen door that doesn't quite close. The porch light is on, which means someone is expected.
