Silence
The walkway was completely empty. The leaves on the trees next to it had turned gold, red, and orange; but mostly gold. Through the trees I could see the sun hanging in the hazy sky. It looked like a single yellow circle painted onto a gray wall. It was so quiet that I could actually hear the falling leaves hitting the pavement. For a moment, it was completely still. No wind stirred the plants or branches. No voices echoed from the buildings in the distance. No footsteps shuffled around me. Silence. It felt like I knew what it meant "to experience eternity in a moment."
In a few seconds, I heard the voices of a group of students from somewhere behind me. Their laughter peircing the reverie that had been. Oh well. I was on my way to the gym anyway.
