When Love Breeze

…My Dad is running for Mayor? I could not place my finger on his sudden interest in politics. He maintained a very strict a-politicism, and would often narrow politics as a dirty game. This sudden declaration doesn’t sit well with me. He’d be running against very influential men. The likes of Mayor Gustavo, who’s end goal is to win even if it meant tramping on his opponents.

I walked across a field and towards a groove of trees. I made my way through the trees to a clearing with a rearing fire pit. It’s my favorite part of the ranch, a spot where I’d often hide anytime I need alone time to think. I lost connection with my Dad the very day my mum left, and politics is definitely going to keep us farther apart. I’m just a young girl who wants a simple life, I wasn’t asking for too much. 

I sat by the fire gathering my thoughts when the trees rustled on the far side of the fire pit and Jake burst into the clearing. I start