H – Harbinger

The Story Spark for this story was – March.

The writing prompt I took was – You see a rainbow, and it is close enough for you to touch. What happens when you touch it?

H – Harbinger(A three-part story)

What a dreary day. I know March is supposed to come in like a lion and out like a lamb. But all I can relate to is rain. Gray skies and rain. How can anyone be uplifted by that?

Today’s forecast was for more rain. What a surprise! 

I don’t care, I’m going out without my umbrella and just make believe that the sun is out and it is a pleasant day.

As I begin my journey down the block, I am about to pass the neighborhood park. Standing out by the gate, I observe a man, small in stature, wearing a multicolored jacket. Not wanting to be rude, I nod to the man and say, “Good day,” knowing completely that it is not a good day. 

The man looks at me, more like looks through me, and says, “Yes, for you, it will be a good day.”

“Sure,” I replied. I mean, the guy doesn’t know me from a hole in the wall, and since it is not a good day, all he’s giving me is an innate response to my greeting. I was going to keep walking and pass the park, but something urged me not to. I was drawn into the park. 

As I passed through the gate, the rain diminished. The sun appeared from behind the clouds and brightened the sky. And, I actually saw a rainbow form. 

Not as a single entity in one puff, but starting at the far horizon, the colors grew in an ever-increasing arc until the rainbow’s formation completed its journey at my feet.

What was happening? I had never seen anything like that before. The colors were vivid, almost solid, that is, until the rainbow ended by my feet. The bottom of the rainbow, from my feet to the height of my head, was translucent. 

The thing about it was that I could see the things through the rainbow. They weren’t on the other side of the park. At first, it was a beach with rolling waves of water. Then it changed to a forest, with tall trees of all kinds, and paths to follow. Again, it changed; this time, I saw a vast field of different colored flowers.  I could even smell the scents of those flowers through the rainbow.

This went on, scene after scene, each a different location. I was mesmerized. So much to see, but was it real? 

I hesitantly put my hand in front of me and tried to touch the rainbow.

I thought the rainbow would dissolve into nothingness at my touch. 

I wasn’t expecting what happened next.

To be Continued in I – Island