The girl floated in the water, her eyes closed, as if she was dreaming. But she wasn’t lost. She was changing.
Long ago, she made a wish to live forever, not in one place, but everywhere. The river heard her wish and gently carried her into a new world. Now, she was part of the water, the trees, and the flowers.
Little fish swam through her ribs, thinking they had found a magical castle. The flowers around her bloomed brighter, happy to have her close. The wind whispered stories only she could hear.
She was not gone. She had become something greater, something endless, something free.
And if you listen closely to the wind and the water, maybe you can hear her laughter, still dancing in the air.