29: Framed Perspective - Part 29

A bright, fiery sun hovered in the sky as clouds drifted underneath. Below the horizon was a grassy field, dotted with the occasional oak tree. As leaves turned red and detached into the wind, two figures stood on the green surface at a moderate distance apart.

Leaves swirled about the field as the older man with salt-and-pepper hair and environmentally-friendly green eyes extinguished his cigarette.

“Alright, it’s been a week. Now, show me the result of that time spent, Tamashi.”

Across the field, the teen boy with shaggy black hair and navy blue eyes answered the man’s request with a confident smile.

“Right! Here we go!”

The wind abruptly softened into a breeze, as if the sky was holding its breath.

Sensei flashed a smirk as he initiated a brisk run towards Tamashi.

“What’s up with this, Sensei? You’re the one who said-“

As Sensei lessened the gap to 20 feet, Tamashi