Gold

Kenya

Hiking quietly with the company of some music in the evening after a long day, I feel too tired to even tell stories or do anything. I cant wait to get to the campsite. As we move, my friend Kelvin calls out my name and promises to make me smile amidst the exhaustion and hunger. We have hiked up and down a tedious hill that felt like it kept growing as we went up. He asks me to turn around and when I do, he is holding a camera ready to store memory of my frowning face, who wants that? Well, not me. I smile for the camera, turn and keep going. Later in the evening, a look at the picture exposed a beautiful background and a tired but satisfied smile. The mount Longonot crater was in sight. I began to wish that I had stopped for longer and smiled for more pictures.

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