The morning had been filled with sunshine and warmth, but the afternoon brought with it heavy gray storm clouds and bitter chills. The trees wavered in the cold winds, clinging to their leaves as tight as they could, but their efforts were in vain, as some would slip from their grasp and be stolen away. Brian had become used to mother nature's wild mood swings, and took them in stride. His view of today's tantrum was partially obstructed by a slight glare on the window, but anything was better than listening to his wizened old professor drone on about hermetic philosophy, or whatever this particular class was on. He knew he ought to be liste
"Crap, Crap, Crap," Brian groaned as he hurried past the old oak tree that stood by the main gate, watching over him silently as he dropped the books that he had been carrying haphazardly in both of his arms, sending loose papers flying every which way. Again, he groaned in desperation and dropped to his knees, trying to pick up all the books while simultaneously gathering all the loose papers before they blew away. Even though there wasn't the slightest breeze, they still managed to slip through his fingers and get carried away, as if by invisible thieves. Although, he thought, rolling his eyes as he caught his yet-to-be-started paper on