Running With Ideas

It was a matter of urgency.

Jake worked at a table in the big room with many tables and many boys. Despite the many boys in the room it was very quiet as all the boys were thinking. They were trying to come up with ideas.

Abruptly, Jake’s mouth fell open and his eyes widened as an idea floated through his mental awareness. It was the perfect idea! It was the answer.

Dropping his pencil on the table, Jake turned and left the big room. Once out the doors he began running as fast as he could. He had to report his idea immediately.

Past the parking lot, Jake ran onto the nature trail that connected to the park. It was a path he walked several times a day. He knew every tree, bush, squirrel, and rabbit in the little forest on either side of the path. But he was running now and barely noticed the things he normally noticed when he walked. And his mind was fixated on an idea and reporting it as fast as possible.

The park was filled with many kids. Though he noticed several familiar faces, he did not stop, though he waved. In his short years Jake had spent countless hours in that park. Memories acted like friction to slow down his trajectory.

His legs and chest were hurting. The burn was setting in but he pushed himself to run even faster. He had not run this fast in a…